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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Longview, TX · May 5, 2016

Date: May 5, 2016 · 09:45 local
Place: Longview, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N745TX
Reported as: Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1E2
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,200 total220 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N745TXRegistered now · Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2S/N 9295 · Built 2009 Airframe modelEurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1E2Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Pilot received a dispatch @ 0813. Pilot notified the mechanic who was in the process of finishing his daily airworthiness check. The pilot closed all open cowlings and moved the aircraft to the ramp as the mechanic finished completing the maintenance logbook entries. Pilot completed his walk around of the helicopter. The flight departed (ggg) and landed at harleton, TX for patient scene pickup. Helicopter departed scene for Longview regional hospital. Completed patient transfer and departed hospital for (ggg). The pilot heard a noise when turning final and had an uneventful landing. Postflight inspection revealed damage to the r/h crest cowling due to contact with m/r blades. Damage to the m/r blades was negligible.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RECEIVED A DISPATCH @ 0813. PILOT NOTIFIED THE MECHANIC WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING HIS DAILY AIRWORTHINESS CHECK. THE PILOT CLOSED ALL OPEN COWLINGS AND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AS THE MECHANIC FINISHED COMPLETING THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRIES. PILOT COMPLETED HIS WALK AROUND OF THE HELICOPTER. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED (GGG) AND LANDED AT HARLETON, TX FOR PATIENT SCENE PICKUP. HELICOPTER DEPARTED SCENE FOR LONGVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL. COMPLETED PATIENT TRANSFER AND DEPARTED HOSPITAL FOR (GGG). THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE WHEN TURNING FINAL AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE R/H CREST COWLING DUE TO CONTACT WITH M/R BLADES. DAMAGE TO THE M/R BLADES WAS NEGLIGIBLE.