ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174131
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 2015 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Outback Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HRJ |
| MSN: | 1913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Akitio, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Akitio, Northern Wairarapa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter sustained an engine failure resulting in a forced landing of the helicopter in the top of a tree. There were no personal injuries. Pilot was able to climb out of the helicopter and down from the tree to phone for help. According to a summary of the accident published in "Vector" Magazine (the official "In House" magazine of the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority, November/December 2015 issue):
"The pilot was conducting routine tasks moving equipment on a hill country station, and used the opportunity to test spray equipment fitted to the helicopter. After conducting the test run on a ridge, the pilot turned into the adjoining valley and commenced descent.
The engine lost power soon after starting the descent, and the helicopter struck the top of some trees, coming to rest approximately 20 metres down the slope from where it first made contact with the treetops.
Subsequent engineering analysis of the helicopter found no evidence of mechanical failure, or any other abnormality that could have contributed to the accident.
Weather data for the area at the time of the accident shows the atmospheric conditions conducive to moderate to severe carburettor icing. Given the atmospheric conditions, aircraft configuration, and the apparent normal operation of the engine prior to the accident, the most likely cause of the engine power loss was carburettor icing"
Sources:
1. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66697638/Robinson-helicopter-lands-in-tree-in-Wairarapa
2. http://helihub.com/2015/02/26/26-feb-15-robinson-r22-akitio-new-zealand/
3. https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/66728362/Pilot-speaks-of-surviving-second-helicopter-crash-landing
4. https://www.caa.govt.nz/Publications/Vector/Vector_2015-6.pdf
5. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7031928
6. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/45894/
7. https://www.hangar247.net/listing/?id=49
8. http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/newzealand/20141005.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2015 15:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Mar-2015 07:31 | Anon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Damage] |
| 26-Nov-2015 13:37 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Oct-2016 22:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2016 22:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 17:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2021 05:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Sep-2021 04:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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