# Incident 20110804018829I: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200, Plaster City, CA, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 07:10 local time
- Place: Plaster City, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: L0QL
- Location: 32.7926° N, 115.8586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaster City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7926&lon=-115.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N675TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N675TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign T5317A-1 (registry code 02501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-t5317a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP K-1200
- Reported engine: ALLIEDSIGN T5317A-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804018829I

## Narrative

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

N675TH WAS CONDUCTING FAR 133 FLIGHT OPERATIONS FROM PLASTER CITY FLY YARD ON 8-4-11.  THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY CONSISTED OF AN EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR.  APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE  FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE LONG LINE SEPERATED 3 FEET BELOW THE HELICOPTER.  THE COMPRESSOR FELL TO THE DESERT FLOOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLASTER CITY.  NO DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LONG LINE WAS MANUFACTURED BY TIMBERLINE HELICOPTER ON 10/21/2010 UTILIZING OEM AMSTEEL BLUE ROPE SPLICING SPECIFICATIONS.  THE LONG LINE WAS INSPECTED ON THE DAY IT FAILED UTILIZING SAMPSON TECHNICAL BULLETIN INTITLED "ROPE INSPECTION AND RETIREMENT PROCEDURES".THE FAILED LINE WAS SENT TO SAMPSON FOR ANALYSES.TIMBERLINE HELICOPTER IS REVISING THEIR DAILY LONG LINE RECORD OF INSPECTION LOG AND INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF ALL LONG LINE APPLICATIONS.

## Other reports on N675TH (1)

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

- [Accident 20170312002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170312002059A), Mar 12, 2017: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 (N675TH), Julian, CA, Substantial damage. After landing and engine shutdown the pilot- in- command slid open the engine cowling to allow the engine to cool down for a quicker turn time.…

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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