Accident to the Airbus SA315 registered HB-XII on 18/12/2021 on the Alphubel mountain

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities:

Hard landing.

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General information
Local date	18/12/2021
Responsible entity	Switzerland - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Switzerland
Location	ALS Alphubel
Human consequences	None
Number of minor injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0012

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Switzerland - Air Zermatt Ag
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - SA315
Aircraft Registration	HB-XII
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - Other
Planned destination	Switzerland - Other
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	2551
Operator Type AG	Sales/rental/service
Operation Type	Unknown

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.