ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277699
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 2022 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Garlick Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N281SP |
| MSN: | 42178 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9041 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce T63-A-720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Apopka, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Oakland, FL |
| Oakland, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the helicopter was performing aerial application operations and had sprayed one load early that morning, then returned for his second load. While on the ground, operations were halted because another company helicopter had crashed into the water they were conducting operations over. Following that accident, a safety briefing was held with the pilots, and they were instructed to maintain constant communications with the loader truck. They resumed spray operations and later that afternoon the pilot noted that it was difficult to judge his height above the water and advised another company pilot via radio of that fact. He further described that the water was 'like a mirror,' which hampered his depth perception. Later that evening, during a final application pass while he was looking down at the GPS, the helicopter impacted the water. The helicopter's fuselage, main, and tail rotor blades were substantially damaged during the impact. Following the accident the pilot indicated that there were no mechanical deficiencies of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue the low-altitude aerial application flight over water conditions that degraded his depth perception, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA209
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105009
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/double-trouble-an-operator-looses-two-helicopters-in-the-same-lake-in-12-hours/
https://www.coastalhelicopters.net
Location
Media:
Two CFIT accidents in a Florida lake during Part-137 spraying operations on the same day. https://t.co/Vezggev1K7 #agricultural #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/pBbJP4mN4y
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) October 16, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2022 22:28 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 27-Apr-2022 23:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 13:55 | AgOps | Updated [Operator, Nature, Category] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:57 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Phase, Source] |
| 14-Oct-2022 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 14-Oct-2022 12:23 | harro | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2022 09:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 16-Oct-2022 13:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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