ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46297
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 2001 |
| Time: | 09:51 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 204 (UH-1F) |
| Owner/operator: | Helipro |
| Registration: | ZK-HVY |
| MSN: | 7095 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mt Victoria, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was shifting skips of earth from a construction site on Mt Victoria to a carpark at the summit, where the skips were emptied into waiting trucks. Approaching the carpark on the fifth load, the helicopter was observed to be flying erratically. The pilot placed the skip on the ground and jettisoned the longline. The helicopter yawed and rolled to the left, striking the ground near the summit lookout in a semi-inverted attitude. The investigation found that the helicopter had had a hydraulic system failure, leading to a loss of control. A considerable quantity of hydraulic fluid was found on the road at the drop-off point, and a pressure line was later found with a fatigue crack in the vicinity of the tube end. The MS flareless fitting at the tube end had been grossly over tightened at some stage in its life, and this, combined with in-service flexing and reverse bending, had led to the failure. When and by whom the tube was overtightened could not be established, but it appeared that it may have been done before the helicopter arrived in New Zealand in 1995. It is also unlikely that it was performed by a licensed aircraft engineer, given that the characteristics of flareless fittings should be part of an engineer's basic training.
Sources:
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-HVY_Fatal_15Jun2001.pdf
Air International March 2001, p141
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2014 13:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source] |
| 04-Jan-2018 08:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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