ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349303
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| Date: | Friday 30 December 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355N |
| Owner/operator: | Blackcomb Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FELE |
| MSN: | 5688 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Squamish, British Columbia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Squamish Airport, BC (YSE/CYSE) |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Aerospatiale AS 355 N aircraft operated by Blackcomb Helicopters, had taken off from Squamish, BC (CYSE), close to sea level with an outside air temperature (OAT) above freezing, and climbed to about 4 500 feet ASL. During cruise flight with the OAT below freezing, the cyclic and collective flight controls became stuck; however, some cyclic movement to the right was possible. The pedals could be move but required force similar to a loss of hydraulic boost in the yaw controls. The pilot was able to move down a bit to initiate a slow descent. With the assistance of pedal input, the pilot was able to steer the helicopter back to CYSE. On final approach, the controls returned to normal operation and the helicopter landed without further control issues.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2023 08:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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