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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bolkms BK117A4 · Memphis, FL · January 18, 2006

Date: January 18, 2006 · 21:30 local
Place: Memphis, FL
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N158BK
Reported as: Bolkms BK117A4
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,200 total1,700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N158BKRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB BK-117 A4S/N 7058 · Built 1985 Airframe modelEurocopter Deutschland MBB BK-117 A4 Engine modelHoneywell LTS101-600 SRTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) On January 18, 2006, at 2130 EST, a Eurocopter deutschia mbbb bk 117 A4 helicopter, N158BK, operating for rocky mountain helicopters, part 135 certificate # QMLA253U, encountered a main rotor blade strike with a small tree while landing on a highway to pick up a motor vehicle accident victim at Memphis, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage to 3 of 4 main rotor blades, near each tip cap. The flight originated at bay front medical center, st. petersburg, Florida at 2115 EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2006, AT 2130 EST, A EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHIA MBBB BK 117 A4 HELICOPTER, N158BK, OPERATING FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS, PART 135 CERTIFICATE # QMLA253U, ENCOUNTERED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE WITH A SMALL TREE WHILE LANDING ON A HIGHWAY TO PICK UP A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT VICTIM AT MEMPHIS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO 3 OF 4 MAIN ROTOR BLADES, NEAR EACH TIP CAP. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAY FRONT MEDICAL CENTER, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA AT 2115 EST.

Other reports on N158BK · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890910047689INormal Cruise · Chapel Hill, NCChip detector light on. Landed at destination. No chips found in detector. Reserviced detector.Sep 10, 1989 · Reported as Bolkms BK117A3