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FAA incident report · Bolkms BK117A4 · Norfolk, VA · April 10, 2007

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Date
April 10, 2007 · 00:27 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
Sentara Norfolk General Hospit
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N401DC
Reported as
Bolkms BK117A4
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N401DCRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2S/N 7101 · Built 1986Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2Engine modelLycoming LTS-101 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) On April 10, 2007, at approximately 0027 local, a BK-117 helicopter, N401DC, a public use helicopter (dare county med flight) that was on a patient transfer, arrived at Norfolk hospital. The helicopter arrived in a high hover over the upper pad. The pilot began to make a right pedal turn. The vertical fin of the BK-117 contacted a main rotor blade of a parked EC-135 N303PH. Upon contact the pilot reversed direction of pedal turn and moved away to land without further incident. Due to the pilot in command's inability to maintain separation with a parked helicopter, his competency is in question privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0027 LOCAL, A BK-117 HELICOPTER, N401DC, A PUBLIC USE HELICOPTER (DARE COUNTY MED FLIGHT) THAT WAS ON A PATIENT TRANSFER, ARRIVED AT NORFOLK HOSPITAL. THE HELICOPTER ARRIVED IN A HIGH HOVER OVER THE UPPER PAD. THE PILOT BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT PEDAL TURN. THE VERTICAL FIN OF THE BK-117 CONTACTED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF A PARKED EC-135 N303PH. UPON CONTACT THE PILOT REVERSED DIRECTION OF PEDAL TURN AND MOVED AWAY TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DUE TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION WITH A PARKED HELICOPTER, HIS COMPETENCY IS IN QUESTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.