# Incident 20250517003999I: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2, Camp Springs, MD, May 17, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Camp Springs, MD
- Airport: Andrews Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E3MA
- Location: 38.8049° N, 76.9183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Springs, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8049&lon=-76.9183&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,518 total, 3,550 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517003999I

## Narrative

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

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 WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT ANDREWS AIRFORCE BASE (KADW), WHEREAS MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED FAA FORM 5700-7, BIRD AND OTHER WILDLIFE STRIKE FORM, AS REQUESTED (STRIKE REPORT CONFIRMATION: 2025-05-21-161205).

## Other reports on N507ME (1)

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

- [Incident 20241014015439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241014015439I), Oct 14, 2024: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2 (N507ME), Haydentown, PA, Minor damage. 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…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.