# Incident 20111117027159I: Bell 230, Springfield, IL, November 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2011, 21:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Memorial Medical Center - Spri
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O84A
- Location: 39.8115° N, 89.6550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEML MEDICAL CENTER - SPRINGFIELD (54LL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8115&lon=-89.6550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 230 (registry code 1182149, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 230
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117027159I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AT THE HELIPORT ASSOCIATED WITH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER- SPRINGFIELD, IL (54LL), THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKE THROUGH A GRATED ROOF DRAIN COVER WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LISTING LEFT AND ROTATING COUNTER CLOCKWISE AROUND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS LODGED IN THE HOLE.

## Other reports on N880SF (1)

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

- [Incident 20090701020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701020029I), Jul 1, 2009: Bell 230 (N880SF), Peoria, IL, No damage. Pilot reported a hydraulic system failure and declared and emergency. The aircraft landed without incident at Peoria, IL (pia). This incident is closed with…

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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