# Incident 20121216029179I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Kissimmee, FL, December 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2012, 20:20 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 28.2898° N, 81.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE GATEWAY (ISM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2898&lon=-81.4371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145FH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 5626002, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- 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/20121216029179I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 16 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2020 EDT A MBB-BK-117 C2, N145FH REGISTERED TO FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, OPERATED BY METRO AVIATION, AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 MALLARD DUCKS WHILE ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT FLIGHT FROM FLORIDA HOSPITAL, ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL, ST. CLOUD, FLORIDA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FLORIDA HOSPITAL, ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 2007 PM ON DECEMBER 16, 2012.

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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