# Incident 20240821011679I: Airbus Helicopters Inc MBB-BK 117 C-2, Mabelvale, AR, August 21, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mabelvale, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 34.6551° N, 92.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mabelvale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6551&lon=-92.3865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 (registry code 1145009, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-mbb-bk-117-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-1E2 (registry code 59999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: SAFRAN ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,879 total, 41 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240821011679I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 21, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 LOCAL TIME, AN MBB-BK 117 C-2 HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE EXPERIENCED AN AIRCRAFT MAST MOMENT LIMITATION EXCEEDANCE WHILE PERFORMING A SLOPE LANDING IN A CONFINED AREA.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE WIRE STRIKE KIT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

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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