44.5207° N, 109.0547° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 12, 2001 · 15:06 local
Place
Cody, WY
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
CFBTW
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) The pilot was positioning the helicopter to deploy an external load. The long line contacted the tail rotor causing loss of directional control. The helicopter made a hard landing, collapsing the skids, and the helicopter rolled on its right side.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS POSITIONING THE HELICOPTER TO DEPLOY AN EXTERNAL LOAD. THE LONG LINE CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING, COLLAPSING THE SKIDS, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.