ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218843
Last updated: 23 September 2021
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| Date: | 01-DEC-2018 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Kamov Ka-32T |
| Owner/operator: | Korea Forest Service (KFS) |
| Registration: | HL9419 |
| MSN: | 9605 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Han river near Gangdong Bridge, Seoul -
 South Korea
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Gimpo Airport, Seoul |
| Gimpo Airport, Seoul | |
| Investigating agency: | ARAIB |
The firefighting helicopter crashed in the river as it tried to take in water to fight a fire at Youngchook-mountain, Nowongu, Seoul. The two pilots survived the crash, but a mechanic died.
CAUSE:
During the descent approach, the flight crew concentrated on the radio calls, so they failed to recognize excessive descent speed and proximity to the surface.
In addition, the contributing factors of this accident are determined as follows.
1. Freshwater access procedures such as location selection of freshwater reservoirs, high-altitude and low-altitude reconnaissance for freshwater, and stationary flight were not implemented.
2. During the freshwater approach, the assignment of duties was not clearly implemented, with both the captain (PF) and the first officer (PM) focused on wireless communication.
3. Failure to check the information of the aircraft provided by the aircraft, such as low altitude warning and radio altimeter.
4. The crew's emergency exit door opening method and escape training response capability were insufficient.
Sources:
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3056386
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181201000060
http://atis.koca.go.kr/ATIS/aircraft/forwardPage.do?pageUrl=aircraftRegStat01
https://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&sid1=102&sid2=249&oid=421&aid=0003719487
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181201002551315?section=news
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/12/251_259688.html
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/ka32-water-impact-egress-seoul
http://araib.molit.go.kr/USR/airboard0201/m_34497/dtl.jsp
Accident investigation:
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Location
Media:
One person killed, two injured in crash of KA-32 firefighting helicopter https://t.co/BP74XysNkD
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) December 1, 2018
Korean Kamov Ka-32T Fire-Fighting Water Impact and Underwater Egress Fatal Accident https://t.co/MzS7snLl52 #firefighting #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/qS0SXsxlNU
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) January 9, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2018 07:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Dec-2018 08:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 10:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Dec-2018 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 02-Dec-2018 17:23 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 02-Dec-2018 21:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2018 19:47 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2021 17:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2021 11:59 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 08-Jan-2021 15:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 09-Jan-2021 11:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
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