# Incident 20160217024109I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, San Bernardino, CA, February 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2016, 18:55 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766ME) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217024109I

## Narrative

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

N766ME, A MBB-BK 117 C-2, MADE A HARD LANDING FROM A HOVER ON THE TRANSIENT RAMP AT SAN BERNARDINO AIRPORT (SBD).  MINOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO HELICOPTER'S VERTICAL FINS AND TAIL SKID.  THREE CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD (PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND MEDIC).  NO INJURIES TO CREW.

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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