ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87078
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Venture Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | C-GEYN |
| MSN: | 2732 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1419 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Powder River, Natrona County, near Casper, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had just completed a mission repositioning seismic equipment and was landing the helicopter on a snow and ice covered field in a confined staging area. He locked the collective control lever in the full down position, reduced power to 70 percent and opened the door to see if he had landed on one of his long lines. He inadvertently bumped the cyclic resulting in the helicopter turning to the right approximately 70 degrees allowing the lower vertical fin on the tail boom to come in contact with a metal gear/equipment cage. The structural integrity of the fin was compromised and required replacement.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during aircraft shut down procedures. Contributing factors were: the snow and ice covered field and the confined landing areas unsuitable obstacle clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010306X00546&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2010 08:32 | slowkid | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 10:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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