ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206845
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| Date: | Sunday 28 February 1993 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KHY |
| MSN: | 6605 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bindoon, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bindoon, WA |
| Bindoon, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was conducting joy-flights near a Rock Festival. The pilot aborted a take-off attempt when it became clear to him that he would not obtain translational lift in time to clear trees at the end of the selected take-off area. He chose to air-taxi to a more suitable pad. To get to the pad, he had to air-taxi between two large trees. Whilst passing between the trees the pilot concentrated on rotor clearance and did not notice a wind gust which moved the aircraft towards the tree on the left. The main rotor hit a branch, forcing the pilot to take immediate recovery action. The aircraft landed heavily.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199300338/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5226924/199300338.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 10:27 | Pineapple | Added |
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