ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214892
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 2018 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Nord Helikopter AS |
| Registration: | LN-OWE |
| MSN: | 7578 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kvamsdal, Masfjorden Municipality, Hordaland County -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kvamsdal | |
| Investigating agency: | AIBN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The serious incident occurred during operations related to construction of a new power line. A total of four persons where on board; the commander, the loadmaster and two passengers to be transported to an operating site. At positioning of the helicopter during landing, the main rotary blades came in contact with a container.
The commander manouvered the helicopter away from the container. There were insignificant vibrations in the helicopter. The helicopter was controllable and therefore the commander decided to return to the departing site one to two minutes flight time away. After shutdown, it was found that the outermost part of all three main rotor blades was damaged. None of the persons sustained any injuries.
Since the previous landing, the landing site had changed considerably. The contractor had carried out work with an excavator at the landing site and physical obstacles were placed too close.
The AIBN believes that in this case the commander should not have accepted the reduced safety margins, and consequently refrained from landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.aibn.no/Aviation/Undersokelser/18-184
http://www.aircraftregister.net/aircrafts/1850/LN-OWE
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/as350b3-mrb-strike-norway/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 2014 | LN-OWE | Nord Helikopter AS | 0 | Flatoy, Hordaland | |
min |
Location
Media:
OTD in 2018 Remote Landing Site Blade Strike: A container had been positioned next to a landing site since the pilot's last visit. https://t.co/8H1FxlL69F #aviationsafety #flightsafety #helicopter #accident pic.twitter.com/rxbeS3ef05
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 24, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2018 11:43 | penu | Added |
| 31-Aug-2018 16:38 | penu | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 28-Jan-2019 08:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Damage] |
| 26-Aug-2019 13:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 16:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Sep-2020 16:36 | harro | Updated [Accident report, Accident report, ] |
| 24-Feb-2021 08:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
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