ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225400
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| Date: | Thursday 23 May 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135T2+ |
| Owner/operator: | OEAMTC (owner: Helikoper Air Transport GmbH) |
| Registration: | OE-XVD |
| MSN: | 0327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Galzig, Arlensattel, near St. Anton, state of Tyrol -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
OEAMTC operated ambulance-helicopter "Christopherus 5" was called out in order to airlift an injured worker from a construction site at Galzig, Arlensattel, near St. Anton, state of Tyrol.
While the injured person was being transferred to the aircraft via the left sliding door, both the emergency physician and the flight rescuers noticed that the helicopter was beginning to slide. The physician communicated this to the pilot by radio, but the pilot did not respond, according to the physician. When the doctor then looked to the pilot in the cockpit, he saw that the pilot was standing with his legs in the pedals, holding his hands cramped in front of his chest. The flight rescuer, looking toward the pilot, also recognized that the pilot was having a seizure. The pilot subsequently lost control of the helicopter. This caused the aircraft to rotate clockwise about its own axis (vertical axis) by approximately 270°.
As a result of the turning movement, the helicopter's tail brushed against an embankment and then came to a standstill after another collision with a wall of snow.
The patient was expelled sideways out of the cabin and the paramedic and pilot suffered from minor injuries, the physician was reported to be unhurt. Two crew as well as the patient were airlifted by another helicopter ("Martin 2") to the hospital in the village of Zams.
Probable causes
- Loss of control of the helicopter due to a medical emergency of the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tt.com/panorama/unfall/15678731/piloten-notfall-bei-bergung-verletzter-stuerzte-in-st-anton-aus-hubschrauber
https://www.krone.at/1928114
https://www.meinbezirk.at/landeck/c-lokales/st-anton-flugnotfall-waehrend-eines-notarzthubschraubereinsatzes_a3412728
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/hems-pilot-seizure/
https://www.bmk.gv.at/dam/jcr:20efb966-0149-4fd0-9b50-8118114976bd/190523_ZB_typeEurocopterEC135_85270.pdf
Media:
A HEMS pilot, who had been cleared to fly after a previous head injury, suffered a seizure say investigators. The #helicopter yawed into a snow bank, ejecting a casualty who was being loaded.https://t.co/zUKte0k9b5 #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety #airambulance pic.twitter.com/poZxaATPMk
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) March 26, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2019 06:18 | Medevac | Added |
| 24-May-2019 10:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2020 09:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2022 09:55 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2022 12:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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