ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169211
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2013 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HJT |
| MSN: | 10442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 28 km south Cootamundra aerodrome, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After completing five loads of spraying, the pilot elected to land the helicopter to discuss the remaining areas to be sprayed with the land owner. He already felt pressure and had been given a limited brief the day before.
He was reminded of a rocky gully with blackberries that needed to be sprayed, which was away from the area he had been working on earlier. He did not recall that gully being mentioned at the briefing and he was not alerted to the existence of any power lines. The pilot then overflew the gully and did not observe any power lines or power poles.
The pilot then commenced spraying the gully, which required looking out of the helicopter window and door towards the ground. He then sighted power lines just as the helicopter main rotor disc struck the wires. The pilot immediately conducted a precautionary landing.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades and the pilot was uninjured. The strike also resulted in the 22,000 volt power lines detaching from a number of insulators.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-227.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2014 16:38 | Aerossurance | Added |
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