# Incident 20111001023839I: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2, St. Louis, MO, October 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2011, 11:22 local time
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122SL-2018-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 B-2 (registry code 5626013, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bk-117-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BK 117 B-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LTS-101 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111001023839I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20100429033059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100429033059I), Apr 29, 2010: Messerschmi BK 117 B-2 (N122SL), Granite City, IL, Minor damage. Helicopter was sitting on ground running at full power after uneventful landing. Base pilot in right seat had allowed new hire pilot in left seat to fly and…

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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