What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 15, 2016 approximately 1955 local time a europcopter 2007, model A350B2, s/n: 4381, with one pilot and three crewmembers attempted to land at piedmont mountainside hospital in Jasper, Georgia. The reported weather conditions at time of accident clear 10 miles winds @ 120 degrees @ 10 knots gusting to 16 knots.
In the pilot?s written statement, he states that a nurse trainee was on board and he was explaining the procedures for landing at this hospital. He pointed out the power lines running north to south and that they were now on a right down wind for landing. He states at the high tension power lines that he turn right base at the aviation safety balls, I then make a right turn and rolled out on final, I immediately felt the tail rotor being difficult to control and the helicopter began a rapid decent with forward speed.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 15, 2016 APPROXIMATELY 1955 LOCAL TIME A EUROPCOPTER 2007, MODEL A350B2, S/N: 4381, WITH ONE PILOT AND THREE CREWMEMBERS ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL IN JASPER, GEORGIA. THE REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT CLEAR 10 MILES WINDS @ 120 DEGREES @ 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS.
IN THE PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE STATES THAT A NURSE TRAINEE WAS ON BOARD AND HE WAS EXPLAINING THE PROCEDURES FOR LANDING AT THIS HOSPITAL. HE POINTED OUT THE POWER LINES RUNNING NORTH TO SOUTH AND THAT THEY WERE NOW ON A RIGHT DOWN WIND FOR LANDING. HE STATES AT THE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES THAT HE TURN RIGHT BASE AT THE AVIATION SAFETY BALLS, I THEN MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ROLLED OUT ON FINAL, I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE TAIL ROTOR BEING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN A RAPID DECENT WITH FORWARD SPEED.
NTSB investigation
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