ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235607
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| Date: | 29-APR-2020 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 725R2 Caracal |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) |
| Registration: | F-UGSK |
| MSN: | 2802 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | DGA Essais de Missiles test range, Biscarrosse -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cazaux Airport (LFBC) |
| Cazaux Airport (LFBC) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA-É |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Caracal helicopter carried out a training mission in an area of the Landes site of DGA EM. Several winching exercises were performed. During the last winching, when two members of the crew were about five meters under the helicopter, the winch jammed.
The crew then decided to move as quickly as possible to a clear area nearby in order to put the winched persons on the ground. During this maneuver, the winch was operated downward
After a few seconds, the cable suddenly broke, causing the two winched soldiers to fall.
The crew then landed nearby. Once the first aid procedures had been performed, the two soldiers who had fallen were evacuated to the Cazaux air base. One of them was declared dead on arrival at Cazaux. The other died during the night.
Sources:
https://www.sudouest.fr/2020/04/29/landes-un-militaire-est-mort-lors-d-un-entrainement-7448907-3307.php
https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/un-militaire-tue-au-cours-d-un-exercice-dans-les-landes-deuxieme-accident-mortel-en-15-jours-6821424
http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/landes-mort-d-un-militaire-lors-d-un-exercice-en-helicoptere-29-04-2020-8308380.php
http://www.opex360.com/2020/04/30/un-sauveteur-plongeur-de-lescadron-1-67-pyrenees-a-perdu-la-vie-lors-dun-exercice-dans-les-landes/
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-air/l-armee-de-l-air-et-le-service-de-sante-des-armees-en-deuil
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/h225-hoist-fatal-accident/
Accident investigation:
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Media:
Le BEA-É a déclenché une enquête de sécurité suite à l'accident d'un hélicoptère Caracal de l'armée de l'air survenu le 29 avril 2020 à Biscarosse. pic.twitter.com/YVVvY1INxP
— BEA-É (@BEA_Etat) April 30, 2020
#Military #SAR H225M Caracal #helicopter fatal hoist #accident @BEA_Etat identify a range of possible factors for the jamming of a hoist and severing of the hoist cable. https://t.co/hmrVzdd8fb #hoisting #sar #searchandrescue pic.twitter.com/PCsokKkANa
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) May 15, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2020 07:12 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 30-Apr-2020 07:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2020 07:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 30-Apr-2020 07:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2020 07:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Damage] |
| 01-May-2020 08:58 | JerryBee | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 17:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2021 09:50 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Accident report] |
| 29-Apr-2021 09:53 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2021 09:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 15-May-2021 09:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 15-May-2021 10:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2021 10:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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