# Incident 20170308007349I: Eurocopter EC 130 B4, Glasgow, KY, March 8, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Glasgow, KY
- Airport: Glasgow Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 37.0318° N, 85.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLASGOW MUNI (GLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0318&lon=-85.9538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134LN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134LN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (registry code 8680989, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec-130-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,636 total, 14 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170308007349I

## Narrative

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

EMS CREW HAD RETURNED TO  BASE AT GLASGOW AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING A PATIENT TRANSFER.

DURING AIRCRAFT  SHUTDOWN, AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE MAIN ROTOR RPM WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 120, THE FLIGHT MEDIC OPENED THE RIGHT SIDE CABIN DOOR AND STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WERE APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON A DOLLY THAT WAS ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE WIND - ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 170 DEGREES.  THE WINDS BLEW ON THE CABIN DOOR TO THE POINT THAT THE AIR PISTON THAT HOLDS THE DOOR AT ABOUT 90 DEGREES IN THE NORMAL OPEN POSITION BROKE LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT MOUNTED POINT AND THE DOOR OPENED TO A 180 DEGREE POSITION WITH THE TOP OF THE DOOR BEING ABOVE THE CABIN LEVEL IN THIS POSITION. THE ROTOR BLADES WERE SLOWING DOWN - THUS DROOPING TO A LOWER POINT IN THE ROTATION PATH. THE ROTORS STRUCK THE TOP OF THE DOOR BREAKING THE DOOR WINDOW AND DAMAGING THE TOP EDGE OF THE DOOR. ALL THE ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED AS WELL DUE TO THE DOOR STRIKE.

THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. AT REQUEST OF NTSB, IT MAY BE ELEVATED TO ACCIDENT AT A LATER DATE,DUE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE DAMAGE REPAIR. BLADES ARE CURRENTLY AT AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION.

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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