# Incident 20241014015439I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Haydentown, PA, October 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Haydentown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E3MA
- Location: 39.7890° N, 79.7706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haydentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-79.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N507ME) (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-1E2 (registry code 60035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1e2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1E2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241014015439I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCHDOWN AT A SLIGHTLY SLOPED TEMPORARY LANDING ZONE (LZ), THE PILOT IN COMMAND FELT A ROCKING MOTION OF THE HELICOPTER AS THE AFT PART OF THE SKIDS TOUCHED THE GROUND AS THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED.  WHEN THE ROCKING MOTION STOPPED, THE PILOT NOTICED A MAST MOMENT LIMITATION EXCEEDANCE.  SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE, FELT A VIBRATION IN THE CYCLIC, AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE HELICOPTER.   POST SHUTDOWN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE WIRE STRIKE BRACKET MOUNTED BETWEEN THE GREENHOUSE WINDOWS IN THE CENTER OF THE HELICOPTER CANOPY WHEN THE MAST MOMENT WAS EXCEEDED.   DEFORMATION WAS FOUND DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBES DENOTING DISTANCE LIMITATIONS OUT OF MANUFACTURER’S TOLERANCES.  THE HELICOPTER CENTRAL PANEL DISPLAY SYSTEM (CPDS) RECORDED THE MASS MOMENT LIMITATION EXCEEDANCE AT 111% FOR 4 SECONDS.

## Other reports on N507ME (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250517003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517003999I), May 17, 2025: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2 (N507ME), Camp Springs, MD, Minor damage. While enroute from children's national (DC17) to calvert hospital (0MD9), a buzzard impacted the pilot's windscreen striking the pilot on his leg. The pilot…

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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