# Incident 20100520005709I: Eurocopter MBB-BK 117, Philadelphia, PA, May 20, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1 (registry code 5626025, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER MBB-BK 117
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 935 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100520005709I

## Narrative

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

HEMS OPERATOR AIR METHODS (QLMA) BK-117 PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, DUE TO A TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX CHIP INDICATION LIGHT.

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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