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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Lacrosse, WI · August 8, 2014

Date
August 8, 2014 · 06:30 local
Place
Lacrosse, WI
Airport
Lacrosse Regional
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N906GL
Reported as
Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total850 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On August 07, 2014 about 2000 hours CST, a mbb- BK-117 C2, N906GL registered to gundersen luthern medical center, had the right side hydraulic cowling open in flight and was struck by the main rotor system. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot, nurse, medic and a patient may have been on board when the incident occurred. There were no injuries.

The damage was discovered by the oncoming pilot on 8/8/2014.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 07, 2014 ABOUT 2000 HOURS CST, A MBB- BK-117 C2, N906GL REGISTERED TO GUNDERSEN LUTHERN MEDICAL CENTER, HAD THE RIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC COWLING OPEN IN FLIGHT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, NURSE, MEDIC AND A PATIENT MAY HAVE BEEN ON BOARD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE ONCOMING PILOT ON 8/8/2014.