# Incident 19950411016449I: Kaman K1200, Ukiah, CA, April 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GMAL
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135KA-1996-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- Reported engine: LYC T5317A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 170 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950411016449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HRS. PST, MR. ROBERT G. FULTON, PILOT IN COMMAND OF KAMAN K-1200, N135KA, OPERATED BY LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION, EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATOR CERTIFICATE NO. GMAL364E, WAS CONDUCTING LOGGING OPERATIONS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF UKIAH, CALIFORNIA. MR. FULTON ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A LOAD OF LOGS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE AIRCRAFT. MR. FULTON SET THE LOAD BACK DOWN SO THE "HOOKER" COULD RE-CONFIGURE THE LOAD. WHILE HOVERING, MR. FULTON ATTEMPTED TO AID THE "HOOKER" BY POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD OF ITS CURRENT POSITION. DURING THE REPOSITIONING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT ROTOR SYSTEM BLADES STRUCK A "SNAG" AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE. MR. FULTON IMMEDIATELY RELEASED THE LOAD AND DEPARTED THE AREA. AT 150 FEET TO 200 FEET FROM THE BLADE STRIKE LOCATION, MR. FULTON RELEASED THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE. HE THEN PROCEEDED 1/2 TO 3/4 MILES TO A CLEARING WHERE HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE RIGHT ROTOR SYSTEM BLADES; ONE BLADE LOST 13 INCHES AND THE OTHER BLADE LOST 33 INCHES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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