ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196618
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 2017 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 A-Star |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N357PJ |
| MSN: | 3608 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1936 hours |
| Engine model: | Safran (Turbomeca) 2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Donner Summit, near Kidd Lake, Kingvale, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Soda Springs, CA |
| King Vale, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the helicopter reported that, during the landing on the unimproved dirt parking lot, dust started to kick up, and he transitioned to looking through the “chin bubble” for a visual point of reference. When the helicopter was about 5 to 6 ft above the ground, the pilot felt a sudden impact, followed by subsequent impacts from the two additional rotor blades impacting what was later found to be a tree. The helicopter “violently” fell to the ground and rolled onto its left side.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and main rotor system.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing in a dusty, unimproved landing zone.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N357PJ
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Location
Media:
As350 Écureuil clipped trees, Donner Summit, CA, USA. https://t.co/WHZXZUmbsH pic.twitter.com/LtxVHVJVwQ
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 12 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2017 08:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jul-2017 08:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 12-Jul-2017 08:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2017 10:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2017 12:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2017 14:44 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2017 17:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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