ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220050
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1989 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22-B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KSI |
| MSN: | 577 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 100km SE of Darwin, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | 100km SE of Darwin, NT |
| 100km SE of Darwin, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was engaged in mustering pigs for aerial culling. On spotting a group of animals, he flared the helicopter from about 50 knots to a slow speed and then banked hard to the left at low level. The main rotor blade tips struck long grass and the helicopter rolled over and came to rest on its left side. The area of operations comprised a virtual "sea of grass", unrelieved by any trees or other vegetation. Judgement of height above the ground under such conditions is more difficult than usual. The manoeuvre flown by the pilot would have exacerbated the problem.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198900832/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33819/aair198900832.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2018 10:18 | Pineapple | Added |
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