Accident to the MBB BK117 registered P2-PHA operated by Pacific Helicopters on 01/12/2022 at Tari

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Papua New Guinea authorities:

FOD entered the helicopter's fenestron during short final causing substantial damage.

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General information
Local date	01/12/2022
Responsible entity	Papua New Guinea - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Oceania - Papua New Guinea
Location	HS Tari Hospital
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0590

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Papua New Guinea (Pacific Helicopters)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration	P2-PHA
State of registry	Papua New Guinea
Last departure point	Papua New Guinea
Planned destination	Papua New Guinea
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	20042
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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