ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211127
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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 2017 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 130T2 |
| Owner/operator: | Richardson Aviation |
| Registration: | N22TZ |
| MSN: | 8016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 585 hours |
| Engine model: | Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Paloma, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Riviera, TX |
| Riviera, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot in the public helicopter, he was conducting a wildlife antipredation flight and maneuvering at a low altitude with two net gunners located on the left and right in the aft cabin. The pilot reported that he entered a left bank to pursue a deer. The deer was located “between our 8 and 9 o’clock position, and the net gunner made the net shot at the deer.” The pilot observed the net miss the deer and simultaneously heard an unusual “whooshing noise” coming from the helicopter. He made a precautionary landing, and during the shutdown, he noticed what he described as an unusual discoloration of the main rotor disc.
Examination of the main rotor blades revealed that one of the blades had a large hole in it, about 5 ft from the blade tip. The net that was fired at the deer was recovered and was found to be missing one of the weights that are normally attached to the net’s corners.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to a main rotor blade.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The separation of a weight from the gunner’s net, which struck the helicopter’s main rotor blade during flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/wildlife-netting-accidents
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=22TZ
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 15:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 20-May-2018 16:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2018 09:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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