ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34363
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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 2008 |
| Time: | 10:57 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Evergreen Helicopters Alaska |
| Registration: | N352EV |
| MSN: | 2555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3055 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oil Production Platform, Cook Inlet, Nikiski, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK |
| Kenai, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was making a positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot said he had shuttled passengers to an oil platform, and was returning to pick them up. He said as he approached the platform helipad, the tail rotor struck the safety netting surrounding the landing area. The pilot said there were no mechanical problems with the helicopter prior to the accident, but that the tail rotor gearbox and tail boom were substantially damaged during the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor clearance from the safety netting during final approach and landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N352EV
Location
Media:
AS 350B2 N352EV at Anchorage Merrill Field (MRI/PAMR) Alaska, August 18, 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2008 11:11 | suldic | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2014 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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