ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211699
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 July 2011 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA II |
| Owner/operator: | Tinnenburra Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-HSW |
| MSN: | 3298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tinnenburra Station, 90 km SW of Cunnamulla, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tinnenburra Station, 90 km SW of Cunnamulla, Queensland |
| Tinnenburra Station, 90 km SW of Cunnamulla, Queensland | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 12 July 2011, at about 10:10 EST (Eatern Standard Time) a Robinson Helicopter Co R22 BETA II, registered VH-HSW, departed the rural property “Tinnenburra”, about 90 km South West of Cunnamulla, Queensland, for a local cattle mustering flight.
The pilot took off from the property’s airstrip located to the east of the homestead. The cattle were to the west of the homestead and were being mustered over a creek, through the house paddocks and over the airstrip. The cattle had begun to cross the creek by the time the helicopter became airborne. The pilot noticed that the lead cattle were heading in the wrong direction and used the helicopter to redirect them.
The lead cattle then reached a fence on the northern boundary of the house paddock. The pilot was aware that the fence was low so descended the helicopter to redirect the cattle away from the fence.
Following the descent, and while focusing on the cattle, the pilot suddenly noticed a power line near the helicopter skid, but was unable to avoid the wire. After colliding with the power line, the pilot could not maintain control of the helicopter, and it impacted with terrain.
A number of ground musterers witnessed the accident. One witness, positioned about 500 metres from the accident site, reported hearing a loud crack and observed the helicopter twist in the air before impacting the ground.
The pilot was trapped in the fuselage and was cut from the seat belt and freed from the wreckage by a witness. The pilot was wearing a three point safety harness, a helmet and Kevlar pants. The pilot sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Brisbane for medical treatment."
Sources:
1. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-080/
2. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3529338/ab2011128.pdf#page=96
3. https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register/hsw
4. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3529338/ab2011128.pdf (page 89-92)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2018 08:04 | Pineapple | Added |
| 16-Sep-2018 01:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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