PLT OF AN MBB-BK 117 CPR HELI FAILED TO CLR THE HELIPORT BOUNDARY FENCE DURING LNDG CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL STINGER AND VERT STABILIZER WHEN THEY STRUCK THE FENCE.

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AFTER A SHORT FLT; I WAS RETURNING TO MY 'HOME BASE' HELIPORT. ON FINAL; I SAW THE WINDSOCK AND DECIDED TO USE A R CRAB. IT WASN'T REALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE ONLY ABOUT 5 KTS AND WITH ME IN THE R SEAT; MY VISUAL REFS WERE SOMEWHAT LIMITED. THE APCH WAS MORE SHALLOW THAN NORMAL AND PERHAPS JUST A LITTLE FAST. BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE BEST VISUAL REFS AT NIGHT FLYING 'CROSS COCKPIT' I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT I WAS QUITE THAT LOW OR FAST COMING ACROSS THE EDGE OF THE HELIPORT. AS I FLARED; THE HEELS OF THE SKIDS TOUCHED FIRST AND SLID ABOUT 2 FT. IT WASN'T A HARD LNDG AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END OF IT. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TAIL SECTION AFTER SHUTDOWN; I SAW THAT THE TAIL STINGER AND VERT STABILIZER HAD BRUSHED AGAINST A POLE AND CHAIN WHICH SURROUND THE PAD. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE TO BE COMPLACENCY BY ACCEPTING THE SHALLOW APCH BECAUSE I WAS COMING INTO MY HOME BASE WHICH I HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF TIMES; AND ALSO THE DECISION TO USE A R CRAB WHICH MADE IT HARD FOR ME TO NOTICE EXACTLY HOW LOW AND/OR FAST THE APCH WAS. I NEVER FLY A SHALLOW APCH LIKE THAT; ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT; TO ANY CONFINED AREA; ROOFTOP PAD; ETC. BUT BECAUSE I WAS AT MY USUAL BASE; I GOT COMPLACENT AND ACCEPTED THE SHALLOW APCH. I LEARNED MY LESSON NOT TO EVER 'LET YOUR GUARD DOWN' BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ENSURE THAT OTHERS CAN LEARN FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKES.