# Accident 20060919023499A: Garlik OH58A+GARLIK, Bridgewater, MA, September 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2006, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bridgewater, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: FTYL
- Location: 42.2293° N, 71.5299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2293&lon=-71.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+ (registry code 3740006, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-oh-58a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARLIK OH58A+GARLIK
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,250 total, 10,650 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060919023499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS ENGAGED IN TRANSPORTING EMPTY CRANBERRY BINS BY SLING LOAD. THE BINS WERE BEING MOVED FROM A TRAILER TRUCK AND TAKEN TO A CRANBERRY BOG TO BE FILLED. WHILE A LOAD OF FOUR BINS WAS BEING TRANSPORTED THE LOAD RELEASED WITH NO COMMAND FROM THE PILOT. THE SLING LOAD FELL APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET AND STRUCK A COMPANY GROUND WORKER. THE 63 YEAR OLD WORKER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH TWO BROKEN RIBS AND ONE PUNCTURED LUNG. THE WORKER HAS RECOVERED FULLY AND HAD RETURNED TO WORK. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE GROUND WORKER HAD MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION BEING CONDUCTED. THE CARGO HOOK MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM IS OPERATED BY A CABLE. THE CABLE EXITS A FITTING ON THE BELLY OF THE HELICOPTER AND THEN ENTERS ANOTHER FITTING APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 INCHES AWAY. THE FITTINGS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND WERE OFFSET APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES. THIS OFFSET CAUSED A STRESS ON THE MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM. GROUND TESTING INDICATED THAT THE HOOK WOULD SOMETIMES RELEASE AS A RESULT OF THE STRESS WITHOUT ANY PILOT COMMAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA224), Sep 19, 2006: Garlick OH-58A (N802JB), East Bridgewate, MA, no damage. Probable cause: The completion center's installation of the incorrect (shorter) release cable, and the ground crewmember's improper movement under the flight path during a bin transfer.

## Other reports on N802JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100715037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100715037509A), Jul 15, 2010: Garlick Hel OH-58A+ (N802JB), Rowley, MA, Substantial damage. The helicopter was performing aerial application when a low RPM audio came on. The pilot lowered the collective which restored RPM. Approximately 30 minutes…

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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