ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296955
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| Date: | Monday 15 July 2002 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Alaska |
| Registration: | N5017H |
| MSN: | 30930 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10093 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wasilla, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the public use helicopter was landing a fire fighting crew in a confined, off-airport area near a fire line. During the landing, he unknowingly struck a tree with a main rotor blade, which resulted in substantial damage to the blade. He off-loaded the fire crew, and continued to fly the helicopter for approximately 30 minutes. When he returned to the accident site to recover the fire fighters, they told him that they had discovered a rotor blade strike on a tree. The pilot examined the rotor blades, and found that a main rotor blade had a gash in the skin and internal honeycomb structure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, and failure to maintain clearance with trees, which resulted in the main rotor blade striking a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02TA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 2001 | N5017H | State Of Alaska, Division Of Forestry | 0 | Clear, AK | |
sub |
| 3 December 2003 | N5017H | Evergreen Helicopters International, Inc. | 0 | Galliano, LA | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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