ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236700
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 2020 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47F Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | D-893 |
| MSN: | M8893/NL017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Reading Regional Airport - Carl A. Spaatz Field (RDG/KRDG), PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was parked at Reading Regional Airport - Carl A. Spaatz Field (RDG/KRDG), Pennsylvania, during an intermediate stop. The rotor blades were tied down as a storm was approaching. One of the tie down lines was severed in the storm, causing damage to the forward rotor blades. A second aircraft escaped damage.
Weather information at Reading:
KRDG 031607Z 28007G24KT 9SM TSRA SCT024 BKN080 OVC100 20/19 A2974 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESFR P0002 T02000189
KRDG 031554Z 28017G37KT 3SM R36/5500VP6000FT TSRA BR BKN026 BKN050 OVC085 20/18 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 30072/1535 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB36 TSB41 SLP079 P0039 T02000183
KRDG 031546Z 28023G54KT 3/4SM R36/2000VP6000FT +TSRA BR BKN016 BKN055 BKN085 19/18 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 30072/1535 LTG DSNT NE AND SW AND W RAB36 TSB41 P0035 T01940183
KRDG 031542Z 29031G72KT 1/2SM R36/2000VP6000FT +TSRA FG SQ SCT013 SCT055 BKN085 19/17 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 30072/1535 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB36 TSB41 PRESRR P0029 T01940172
KRDG 031539Z 31030G72KT 3/4SM R36/2000VP6000FT VCTS +RA SQ FEW015 SCT050 BKN080 21/17 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 30072/1535 LTG DSNT W-NE RAB36 PRESRR P0019 T02060172
KRDG 031536Z 30054G72KT 2SM R36/2800VP6000FT VCTS RA SQ FEW021 SCT050 BKN080 26/17 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 30072/1535 LTG DSNT W-NE RAB36 PRESRR P0006 T02560172
KRDG 031534Z 29028G58KT 10SM VCTS FEW055 SCT085 27/17 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 29058/1534 LTG DSNT W-NE PRESRR T02720167
KRDG 031454Z 27011G17KT 10SM CLR 29/18 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP040 T02890178 58016
Sources:
https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/luchtmacht/nieuws/2020/06/04/storm-beschadigt-chinook-transporthelikopter-in-amerika "(registration source)"
Images:
Reading Regional Airport 6/5/20
Media:
RNLAF Chinook on delivery flight damaged while on the ground by high windshttps://t.co/0C1dN4TENT pic.twitter.com/GmBvHM8Nlh
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) June 5, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2020 18:48 | Nieuport | Added |
| 04-Jun-2020 18:50 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2020 18:53 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2020 19:40 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 05-Jun-2020 08:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2020 08:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 05-Jun-2020 09:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 05-Jun-2020 09:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2020 18:00 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, Photo] |
| 05-Jun-2020 18:01 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
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