ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216073
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 2017 |
| Time: | 17:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355F1 Ecureuil II |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Service Belgium |
| Registration: | OO-HSK |
| MSN: | 5187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sint-Pieters Leeuw Heliport (EBSW) -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Sint-Pieters Leeuw Heliport (EBSW) |
| Sint-Pieters Leeuw Heliport (EBSW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter returned to its base after a filming mission. The pilot set the helicopter on parking stand 3, then decided to move the helicopter to stand 1. Arriving at this final helicopter stand, the pilot initiated a counter-clockwise rotation and the tail rotor hit a container.
The helicopter was damaged and the pilot climbed out, uninjured.
Cause:
The accident was caused by the inadequate positioning of the helicopter upon the initiation of a 180 degree-turn around its axis.
Contributing factors:
- Pilot fatigue.
- Visibility of the helicopter stand ground marking.
- Lack of procedures regarding the taxi between helicopter stands
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://mobilit.belgium.be/sites/default/files/downloads/accidents/aaiu_2017-14_-final.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2018 13:35 | harro | Added |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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