ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1049
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 January 2006 |
| Time: | 17:53 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B |
| Owner/operator: | Jayrow Helicopters Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-KVN |
| MSN: | 2235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Browns Island, Port Hedland, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Port Hedland, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 4 January 2006 at approximately 17:53 Western Standard Time, the pilot of a Eurocopter France AS 350D helicopter, registered VH-KVN, experienced a control problem and the helicopter impacted the ground in a right roll attitude. All occupants escaped with minor injuries. The helicopter was chartered to undertake the establishment and the subsequent recovery of electronic survey markers through the Pilbara area of Western Australia.
It was reported that during an approach to Browns Island, a warning horn activated, and that the pilot carried out a normal landing. The horn provided an audible warning of a number of system parameters including rotor speed and hydraulic pressure. On landing, the pilot noted that the ‘Hydraulic Caption Warning’ segment on the central warning panel was also illuminated. After a visual inspection of the hydraulic pump and its drive belt, a functional check of the hydraulic system and discussion with the senior base engineer in Karratha, the pilot elected to continue to Port Hedland, 3 nautical miles to the east.
It was reported that soon after commencement of forward flight, the aircraft yawed to the left and completed about two and a half to three and a half rotations to the right. The pilot reported that he disengaged the collective mounted hydraulic switch, but the helicopter kept rotating to the right and impacted the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2006/AAIR/aair200600039.aspx
2. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/220108-jayrow-as350-crash-4th-jan-06-a.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=1201&count=50]
4. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24310/aair200600039_001.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2008 23:47 | Andrew Whitton | Added |
| 14-Jul-2014 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 20:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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