What happened
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On April 6, 2012, we investigated incident #ISO192012041, involving Miami dade fire rescue, helicopter model Bell 412EP, registration N911FR, s/n 36248, at opa-Locka aiport (kpof), Miami, Florida that occurred on April 2, 2012. Pilots were privacy data omitted, certificate privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted, certificate #privacy data omitted. On April 6, 2012, we interviewed privacy data omitted, he stated that the flight crew performed normal start procedure and cleared the ground power unit (gpu) to be disconnected. He started to roll up the throttles to 100% when the aircraft made an uncontrolled 270, counter clockwise turn, right pedal was applied to full deflection to prevent the turn and throttle was rolled down. As a result of the uncontrolled turn the helicopter sustained damage to the lower nose section window and aft center fuselage area after hitting the disconnected gpu. Miami dade fire recue (mdr), provided us with a report in paper and electronic format of the incident which contained the following:•incident report by captain privacy data omitted and commander privacy data omitted.•p&p II-B-29 attachment #1.•notice of accident, code no. 037-01-078. •supervisor's investigation report of employee job injury illness.•memo dated April 2, 2012, from privacy data omitted.•memo dated April 2, 2012, from pilot privacy data omitted•memo dated April 2, 2012, from privacy data omitted.•memo dated April 2, 2012, from flight medic privacy data omitted.•mdfr minor injury report form dated 04-02-2012.•N911FR, weight and balance dated April 2, 2012.•aviation digital data service (adds).•(6) pages of pictures of the incident. privacy data omitted, From the maintenance department was interviewed, he stated after the incident the helicopter was transported on a flatbed truck back to a Miami executive airport where he tested the tail rotor systems no discrepancies were found. The manufacturer Bell helicopter of Canada was contacted for support. privacy data omitted Will be travelling to Bell helicopter of Canada to observe the trouble shooting and disassembly of the c box which may have malfunctioned causing the uncontrolled turn and will inform us of the result.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 6, 2012, WE INVESTIGATED INCIDENT #ISO192012041, INVOLVING MIAMI DADE FIRE RESCUE, HELICOPTER MODEL BELL 412EP, REGISTRATION N911FR, S/N 36248, AT OPA-LOCKA AIPORT (KPOF), MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 2, 2012. PILOTS WERE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 6, 2012, WE INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED NORMAL START PROCEDURE AND CLEARED THE GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) TO BE DISCONNECTED. HE STARTED TO ROLL UP THE THROTTLES TO 100% WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED 270, COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURN, RIGHT PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO FULL DEFLECTION TO PREVENT THE TURN AND THROTTLE WAS ROLLED DOWN. AS A RESULT OF THE UNCONTROLLED TURN THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER NOSE SECTION WINDOW AND AFT CENTER FUSELAGE AREA AFTER HITTING THE DISCONNECTED GPU. MIAMI DADE FIRE RECUE (MDR), PROVIDED US WITH A REPORT IN PAPER AND ELECTRONIC FORMAT OF THE INCIDENT WHICH CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING:•INCIDENT REPORT BY CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND COMMANDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.•P&P II-B-29 ATTACHMENT #1.•NOTICE OF ACCIDENT, CODE NO. 037-01-078. •SUPERVISOR'S INVESTIGATION REPORT OF EMPLOYEE JOB INJURY ILLNESS.•MEMO DATED APRIL 2, 2012, FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.•MEMO DATED APRIL 2, 2012, FROM PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^•MEMO DATED APRIL 2, 2012, FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.•MEMO DATED APRIL 2, 2012, FROM FLIGHT MEDIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.•MDFR MINOR INJURY REPORT FORM DATED 04-02-2012.•N911FR, WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATED APRIL 2, 2012.•AVIATION DIGITAL DATA SERVICE (ADDS).•(6) PAGES OF PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FROM THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS INTERVIEWED, HE STATED AFTER THE INCIDENT THE HELICOPTER WAS TRANSPORTED ON A FLATBED TRUCK BACK TO A MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WHERE HE TESTED THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEMS NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER BELL HELICOPTER OF CANADA WAS CONTACTED FOR SUPPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE TRAVELLING TO BELL HELICOPTER OF CANADA TO OBSERVE THE TROUBLE SHOOTING AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE C BOX WHICH MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE UNCONTROLLED TURN AND WILL INFORM US OF THE RESULT.