ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146274
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 2012 |
| Time: | 07:42 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 (Mi-17) |
| Owner/operator: | Helistart |
| Registration: | HK-4160 |
| MSN: | 95585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cananguchal -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cananguchal | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The rotor blades contacted a electricity pole shortly before landing. On contract to oil and gas company Ecopetrol.
Probable cause
Hitting the main rotor blades against a concrete pole while the crew was trying to park the helicopter on the platform.
Contributing Factors
Low crew perception to identify obstacles on the platform caused by aspects such as the overcast sky, the crew's viewing angle and the low contrast of the blades with the color of the pole.
Inadequate planning by not assigning a crew member to identify obstacles on the ground and give appropriate signals.
The airfield platform has no edge markings and no taxiing lines and there are poles in close proximity to it.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.putumayoaereo.com/portal/?option=com_content&view=article&id=691:juan-sebastian-diaz-cardozo&catid=38:noticias&Itemid=94_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbLb0wLQ1Q8
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Incidentes%20Historicos/HK4160.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2012 14:08 | Chris | Added |
| 12-Jun-2012 14:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2012 00:50 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 31-Aug-2014 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 10:36 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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