# Incident 20140930024409I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Williamsport, PA, September 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 3GMA
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485LF) (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-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,956 total, 523 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140930024409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED ACFT WITH ROTOR BRAKE ENGAGED, JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF PILOT REALIZED THE ROTOR BRAKE CAUTION LIGHT AND DISENGAGED THE ROTOR BRAKE. THE PILOT DEPARTED AND FLEW THREE SEPERATE FLIGHTS. THE ROTOR BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

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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