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Civil helicopter safety Turbine helicopter accidents and incidents 2001 The data on helicopter accidents and incidents is supplied by Airclaims, and the events recorded are those in which the helicopter sustained dam age even if the occupants did not. The list should not be considered comprehensive because not all national reporting systems are open, and in many cases the accident inquiries are not complete so the causes may be different than could be inferred from present data. Airclaims, Cardinal Point, Newall Road, Heathrow Airport London TW6 2AS, UK. www. Air AccReg.cjb.net TYPE OF OPERATION ? Not known AWC crop dusting or other spreading work AWE external load AWF fire suppression AWH animal herding/hunting AWJ parachute dropping AWM medical evacuation AWP personnel positioning to site AWR rescue AWS sur vey, patrol, photographic AWT target towing CT crew training Demo demonstra tion DNC domestic non-scheduled cargo DNP domestic non-scheduled pax DSC domestic scheduled cargo DSP domestic scheduled pax Ferry ferry or positioning INC international non-scheduled cargo INP international non-scheduled pax ISC international scheduled cargo ISP international scheduled pax Pvt private/business/corporate Test test or development PHASE OF FLIGHT ED en route emergency descent ER en route GP ground parked GR ground/ engines running GT ground taxi LA land ing/approach LD landing initial descent LG landing go-around LR landing roll MH manoeuvre hover MT manoeuvre NA non-operational attended NE non- operational engines running NOG non-operational ground NT non-opera tional taxi/towing NU non-operational unattended Pvt private TA take-off aborted TC takeoff/climb to cruise Tl take off/initial climb TR take-off run AF air force AGL above ground level AMSL above mean sea level Apt airport CAVOK cloud and visibility OK (visibility more than 10km, cloudbase higher than 5,000ft AGL) CFIT controlled flight into ter rain CofA certificate of airworthiness CNK cause not known DME distance measur ing equipment FAA US Federal Aviation Administration GPS global positioning sys tem IAS indicated air speed ILS instrument landing system l/VMC instru ment/visual meteorological conditions l/VFR instrument/visual flight rules l/OGE in/out of ground-effect LE leading edge MTOW maximum take-off weight OAT outside air temperature Off offshore Nr near PF pilot flying PNF pilot not flying POB people on board RPM revolutions per minute VOR VHF navigation beacon MANUFACTURERS AgustaA109,A119 Bell 204/205/206/212/ 214/230/412/UH-1/ TH-1C/TH-57A/ OH-58 Boeing Vertol 107, OH-6 IPTN/Bell (Indonesian) NB412 EH Industries EH101 Eurocopter BO105,BK117B1/BK117A1,EC120, SA315/SA316/SA318/SA319/AS332/SA3 41/SE313/AS350/AS355/AS365/HH-65 Eurocopter/IPTN NBO105CB Fairchild- Hiller FH1100 Hughes 369IARIAR Alouette Kaman HH-43F, K-Max Kamov Ka-26/Ka-32 Kawasaki KV-107 MD Helicopters MD500/MD520N/MD600 Mil Mi-2/Mi-6/Mi-8 PZL-Swidnik W3 Sokol Sikorsky S-58/S-61/S-64/S-76/CH-54A Westland Wessex CONVERSION FACTORS 1nm = 1.85km 1 bar = 14.45lb/in? 1ft > 0.3m1kt=1.85km/h TURBINE HELICOPTER ACCIDENTS - 2001 Type Registration Operator Location Operation Phase Fatalities Injuries POB 2 206L4 VT-SPA Spanair (India) Nr Hathipaun, India DNP ER 5 1 The helicopter reportedly hit high ground just after take-off from a helipad. 5 206B G-OBAY Helixair Lake Windermere, UK Ferry LA During the initial approach to landing the pilot became disorientated in a descending left turn over Lake Windermere and crashed into the water, 6 AS350B2 SE-JGK Airlift Helikopter (Sweden) Soermesjoen, Sweden AWC ER - - 1 Returning after dropping the payload from an external container, the aircraft suffered power failure while flying low. The pilot autorotated to a hard landing and the aircraft caught fire. 7 206L1 N206DD Island Helicopters Cow Bay, Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands DNP ER The engine failed because the fuel filter became clogged with fragments, some of which were paint flakes. The pilot set the helicopter down in surf along the coast that the aircraft was following on a sightseeing flight, but despite deploying skid-mounted flotation bags, the aircraft turned over. 8 206L3 N142DP Rotorcraft Leasing Louisiana, USA DNP LA - - 3 Set off for a short flight to West Cameron 368 rig with only a little fuel, but missed the rig. Pilot radioed that he would be "critical" on fuel for approach. During the approach power failed and the pilot autorotated to a ditching with flotation bags deployed. After the crew and passengers had disembarked into life rafts the helicopter turned over. 9 206B N152AL S-Tec Nr Mineral Wells, Texas, USA ? ? Struck trees during a short flight. 9 AS350B VH-SRB Helicopter Resources MS Polar Bird, Southern Ocean ? GR - The helicopter reportedly went out of control and rolled over during a landing on the ship. 14 MI-8T JU-1025 Mongolian Airlines Hangai Urn, Mongolia AWP LA 9 Helicopter was destroyed by impact and fire while attempting to land at at remote site. 14 A109E SX-HDT Health ministry/Helitalia Cape Sounion, nr Athens, Greece AWM ER 5 Medevac operation from Palnos to Athens in bad weather at night. The pilot reported crossing Siros and said he would return there if conditions worsened, but the helicopter flew into the sea. 15 S-61N Hayes Heli-Log Services Poteau Cove, British Columbia, Canada AWE ER - 2 2 Loud bang followed by loss of rotor RPM during logging operations while the helicopter was climbing a hillside. The pilot turned away from the hillside but the aircraft crashed among trees. 15 206B N58WW CRT Leasing McMinnville, Oregon, USA CT LA - - 2 Pilot misjudgement during the fifth autorotation practice on a crew training sortie led to hard landing and substantial damage. 15 UH-1F ZK-HVY Helipro Mt Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand AWE MH Loss of control while picking up an external load. The load was released but the helicopter descended to impact in a left bank. 17 206B3 PT-YEG Helisul Taxi Aereo Nr Laranjal do Jari, Brazil ? ER While carrying out a 180° turn to return to base because of bad weather report from destination, the engine failed at 500ft and the aircraft hit the ground hard. 18 206L1 N80KA Kenai Air Alaska Phillips Tyonek Platform, Alaska, USA DNP LA - 4 Because of wind direction and obstructions around the helipad, the pilot approached for landing in a right side-slip. Just before touch-down the tail rotor hit a railing and the helicopter touched down hard. 14 38 22-28 OCTOBER 2002 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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