ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178044
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 2015 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Hevilift Ltd |
| Registration: | P2-HCB |
| MSN: | 53141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Ok-Tedi mine site, Tifalmin, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Tifalmin, West Sepik Province |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Helicopter departed Tifalmin with an empty long line to conduct sling operations. There was no significant weather during its departure from the helipad.
The pilot reported that when the helicopter was between 50 and 60 ft above the ground, he sensed a reduction in aircraft power. The pilot did not hear the aircraft’s aural warnings in low rotor or full authority digital engine control (FADEC), and he did not realise that the helicopter was beginning to descend.
The pilot nosed the aircraft forward to avoid the helipad security fence. The helicopter rotated through about 180° and settled firmly into a swampy patch of the ground about 60 m from the helipad. The pilot reported a sharp pain in his back and was airlifted to the Tabubil hospital. He was subsequently reported to have received minor injuries.
A fuel pipe kink was identified but it is not clear if that caused the power loss.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hevilift/Bell-206L-2-LongRanger/1160807/M
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2015 06:30 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 24-Jul-2015 10:16 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-Jul-2015 10:16 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 14:38 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jul-2015 11:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
| 02-Sep-2015 21:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2016 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 22-Aug-2016 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Nov-2017 23:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 19:56 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Jun-2023 11:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source]] |
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