20190501003739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter EC 130 B4 · Mcconnellsville, OH · May 1, 2019

Date: May 1, 2019 · 09:48 local
Place: Mcconnellsville, OH
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HDNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N130MU
Reported as: Eurocopter EC 130 B4
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,107 total386 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

N130MURegistered now · Eurocopter EC 130 B4S/N 7103 · Built 2011 Airframe modelEurocopter EC 130 B4 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2B1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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

On may 1st at 9:48 am local, N130MU an ec 130 B4 was being operated as an airambulance aircraft in Mcconnellsville Ohio. The aircraft was positioned perpendicular on the roadway as it was lifting off. After the hover check during climb out the aircraft struck some nearby trees with the main rotors.

The commercial rated pilot evaluated the situation and made a precautionary landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 1ST AT 9:48 AM LOCAL, N130MU AN EC 130 B4 WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AIRAMBULANCE AIRCRAFT IN MCCONNELLSVILLE OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED PERPENDICULAR ON THE ROADWAY AS IT WAS LIFTING OFF. AFTER THE HOVER CHECK DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME NEARBY TREES WITH THE MAIN ROTORS.

THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT EVALUATED THE SITUATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.