What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Helicopter was involved in aerial application and was attempting to land on a truck for refueling, debris behind the truck struck the tail rotor. (-23) PIC lost control of helicopter while on approach to landing on a platform mounted on a large truck. The purpose of landing on the truck was to load chemicals for aerial application. The PIC stated that down-wash blew up debris into tail rotor.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A TRUCK FOR REFUELING, DEBRIS BEHIND THE TRUCK STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR. (-23) PIC LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON A PLATFORM MOUNTED ON A LARGE TRUCK. THE PURPOSE OF LANDING ON THE TRUCK WAS TO LOAD CHEMICALS FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PIC STATED THAT DOWN-WASH BLEW UP DEBRIS INTO TAIL ROTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4702S · 3
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