ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196624
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 2017 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Professional Helicopter Services Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-PHU |
| MSN: | 2284 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Jack Rabbit Vineyard, Bellarine, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) |
| Bellarine, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter rotor blades contacted foliage during landing in a confined area at Jack Rabbit Vineyard in Bellarine. The helicopter and its rotor system suffered minor damage.
Findings:
An abbreviated reconnaissance of the helicopter landing site, along with a focus of attention on other obstacles within proximity, resulted in the pilot not being aware of a bush encroaching the helicopter landing site and the helicopter’s main rotor blades striking the bush.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-074/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 2011 | JA9839 | Kuni Azuma Airlines | 0 | Sendai Airport (SDJ/RJSS) |  |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2017 09:04 | Pineapple | Added |
| 28-Feb-2018 11:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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