Serious incident to a MBB BK117 on 12/03/2021 at North Weald

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Hard landing following an engine malfunction. Damage to skids.

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Atterrissage dur

General information
Local date	12/03/2021
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - United Kingdom - Essex
Location	AD North Weald
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0116

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter
Operator	United Kingdom (National Police Air service)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point
Planned destination
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	9068
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Natonally Regulated Operations - Police

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.