# Incident 20080101010519I: Urocop EC135P2, Cincinnati, OH, January 1, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2008, 05:30 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: University Hospital/Sicu
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 39.1373° N, 84.5027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/SICU (8OH9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1373&lon=-84.5027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 (registry code 5620027, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B series (registry code 52135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC135P2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,120 total, 290 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080101010519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0530 THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HOSPITAL LANDING PAD WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO DISENGAGE THE CYCLIC LOCK. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED BACKWARDS AND DOWN, AND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD RELEASE THE LOCK, THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE DECK OF THE LANDING PAD RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO THE REAR PART OF THE SKIDS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N305PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20131013019509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131013019509I), Oct 13, 2013: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 P2 (N305PH), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. EMS helicopter enroute from kmli to LL37 struck bird. Sustained fist-sized hole in chin bubble. Diverted to kpia and landed without further incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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