ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269837
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 2021 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | HeliScan AS |
| Registration: | LN-OYH |
| MSN: | 4461 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Åsäng, Västernorrland County -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Åsäng |
| Åsäng | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was engaged in an external-load logging operation north of Sundsvall. Somehow, a person employed by the helicopter operator got stuck in the helicopter's lifting device. He was subsequently pulled up into the air by some 5-20 meters after which he fell to the ground. The person died as a result of the accident.
Causes/contributing factors
The cause of the accident was that the refueller, on his own initiative, took hold of the cargo hook on the helicopter and attached a load with- out the pilot and the loadmaster being aware of this. The pilot’s adjustment of the height prior to the landing led to the refueller getting caught in the cargo strap and being lifted up into the air. The actions taken by the pilot and the loadmaster during the operation, in order to ensure that the refueller acted within the scope of his own duties and that the work could be conducted in a safe manner, have not been sufficient.
An underlying cause of the accident was that the employer did not to a sufficient extent take action to achieve a functioning group dynamic.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/man-dod-efter-att-ha-fastnat-i-helikopter/
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/man-omkom-i-arbetsplatsolycka-i-timra-foll-fran-helikopter
https://www.havkom.se/utredningar/civil-luftfart/olycka-med-en-helikopter-av-typen-airbus-as-350-b3-med-registreringsbeteckning-ln-oyh-i-asaeng-vaesternorrlands-laen
https://aerossurance.com/helicopters/impatience-b4-fatal-fall/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/23145_1564337945.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
A refueler, who was a former HESLO loadmaster, becomes impatient with progress, steps in and is lifted to his death. https://t.co/bjQfqJ842b #humanfactors #heslo #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/qJe5cHPVUJ
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) November 12, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 07:47 | HeliSwede | Added |
| 25-Nov-2021 02:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2022 07:47 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 12-Nov-2022 11:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
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