43.0521° N, 106.9906° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Powder River, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 27, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
Powder River, WY
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
CGEYN
Reported as
Snias AS350B2
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing in the staging area on an icy surface, the pilot looked out the door to check the external load line. He inadvertently pushed on the controls and the helicopter then rotated to the right approx. 70 degrees and the lower tail fin struck a metal cargo bin.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING IN THE STAGING AREA ON AN ICY SURFACE, THE PILOT LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO CHECK THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE. HE INADVERTENTLY PUSHED ON THE CONTROLS AND THE HELICOPTER THEN ROTATED TO THE RIGHT APPROX. 70 DEGREES AND THE LOWER TAIL FIN STRUCK A METAL CARGO BIN.