What happened
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On January 25, 2018, about 1920 eastern standard time (EST) (0020Z), a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm bk 117, N485UH, with three crewmembers onboard, struck tree branches while approaching a medevac landing zone. The airline transport pilot, flight nurse and paramedic were unharmed and the aircraft was landed safely in an adjacent field. The aircraft was registered to air methods corporation and operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 135. No flight plan was filed. The flight departed the harrison county hospital, corydon, Indiana, enroute to an accident scene on state road 60, Borden, Indiana.
Approximately five miles from the landing zone the pilot contacted ground personnel regarding the proposed landing zone. Upon the night arrival to the area the pilot circled twice for a ?high recon? Of the zone and approached the zone to land. All three crewmembers, using NVG, were aware of power lines and trees adjacent to the landing zone. At approximately 60? AGL the flight nurse in the left seat asked the pilot to ?slide right? To provide more clearance from the power lines and the main rotor blades struck tree branches. The pilot elected to climb away from the landing zone and landed safely in an adjacent field.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 25, 2018, ABOUT 1920 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (0020Z), A MESSERSCHMITT-BOLKOW-BLOHM BK 117, N485UH, WITH THREE CREWMEMBERS ONBOARD, STRUCK TREE BRANCHES WHILE APPROACHING A MEDEVAC LANDING ZONE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE AND PARAMEDIC WERE UNHARMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AIR METHODS CORPORATION AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 135. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE HARRISON COUNTY HOSPITAL, CORYDON, INDIANA, ENROUTE TO AN ACCIDENT SCENE ON STATE ROAD 60, BORDEN, INDIANA.
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM THE LANDING ZONE THE PILOT CONTACTED GROUND PERSONNEL REGARDING THE PROPOSED LANDING ZONE. UPON THE NIGHT ARRIVAL TO THE AREA THE PILOT CIRCLED TWICE FOR A ?HIGH RECON? OF THE ZONE AND APPROACHED THE ZONE TO LAND. ALL THREE CREWMEMBERS, USING NVG, WERE AWARE OF POWER LINES AND TREES ADJACENT TO THE LANDING ZONE. AT APPROXIMATELY 60? AGL THE FLIGHT NURSE IN THE LEFT SEAT ASKED THE PILOT TO ?SLIDE RIGHT? TO PROVIDE MORE CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TREE BRANCHES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CLIMB AWAY FROM THE LANDING ZONE AND LANDED SAFELY IN AN ADJACENT FIELD.
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