ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280903
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 2022 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Aviacion |
| Registration: | EC-LBU |
| MSN: | 4780 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2308 hours |
| Cycles: | 13587 flights |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parque natural sierra norte de Guadalajara -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil hit an electrified fence during the take-off maneuver.
The aircraft was part of a firefighting mission in the Sierra Norte de Guadalajara Natural Park and was taking off after leaving a brigade on the ground in a steep area near the fire.
The pilot landed immediately and was unharmed. The helicopter was significantly damaged in the tail and main rotor and in the horizontal stabilizer.
Causes / Contributing factors
The investigation has revealed the probable cause of the accident to be a manoeuvre that did not comply with the limits of the area chosen for the operation, which caused the tail rotor to hit the aerial wire of an electrified fence and pull out its ground support rod, which in turn impacted the fuselage and the main rotor.
As a result of the damage to the helicopter, the pilot had to make an emergency landing on the road from which he had taken off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-as350-registered-ec-lbu-on-05-07-2022-near-guadalajara/
https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2022/a-035-2022
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2022 12:16 | harro | Added |
| 30-Jul-2022 07:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2022 08:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2024 20:31 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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