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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 · St. Louis, MO · October 1, 2011

Date: October 1, 2011 · 11:22 local
Place: St. Louis, MO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N122SL
Reported as: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2
Reported engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total10 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N122SLRegistration cancelled May 10, 2018 · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2S/N 7207 · Built 1989 Airframe modelMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 Engine modelLycoming LTS-101 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that she was repositioning the aircraft from arch base, located at privacy data omitted., in St. Louis, MO. Pilot stated she landed to pick up the crew at slu hospital helicopter pad. Pilot stated that after she landed, she noticed she had too much forward trim in the cyclic. Pilot stated she noticed the mass moment light illuminate. Pilot stated she tried to adjust the cyclic, but it was too late, and she heard the main rotor blades strike the wire strike kit. The pilot stated she shut down the helicopter and observed damage to the wire strike kit, all four main rotor blades, and the top pilot view window.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM ARCH BASE, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., IN ST. LOUIS, MO. PILOT STATED SHE LANDED TO PICK UP THE CREW AT SLU HOSPITAL HELICOPTER PAD. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER SHE LANDED, SHE NOTICED SHE HAD TOO MUCH FORWARD TRIM IN THE CYCLIC. PILOT STATED SHE NOTICED THE MASS MOMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. PILOT STATED SHE TRIED TO ADJUST THE CYCLIC, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, AND SHE HEARD THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKE THE WIRE STRIKE KIT. THE PILOT STATED SHE SHUT DOWN THE HELICOPTER AND OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE WIRE STRIKE KIT, ALL FOUR MAIN ROTOR BLADES, AND THE TOP PILOT VIEW WINDOW.

Other reports on N122SL · 1

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

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