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vortexstate
20th Oct 2006, 05:52
Attended a job with a power authority the other day whereas we filmed a set of 11,000 volt power lines that had to be re-erected after a R44 collected them. Seems several weeks ago, the R44 was flying low along the river and hit the lines only to fuse them together and they broke. :ouch: :ouch:
The R44 didn't crash, I don't know how, but kept going along it's merry way. The wires came down between two tents at a camp site luckily missing everyone. One of the unhappy campers rang CASA and informed them of the situation.:oh:
I bet the pilot went straight out and got a lottery ticket after emptying his pants.
maxeemum
20th Oct 2006, 06:00
Just interested as to where the lines are (location of incident) as there is a chap that lives in my area that owns his own R44?
Thanks,
Max
;)
BlenderPilot
20th Oct 2006, 06:17
We just had an Airbus A320 clip a whole set of 120K volt powerlines during approach to MMZC, one set of wires broke against the nose gear and engines and the other slid all the way back to the vertical stabilizer and snapped.
Now that is a new one.
Mexicana A319 hit power lines during approach
Air Transport Intelligence news
Rainer Uphoff
Tue, 10 Oct 06 08:24:16 GMT
Mexicana has admitted that one of its Airbus A319s was involved in a landing incident during which the twin-jet struck power lines on final approach to Zacatecas Airport in central Mexico.
The crew of the aircraft, a three-year old example bearing the registration N882MX, immediately aborted the approach.
A spokeswoman for the airline confirms the details of the 24 September incident and adds that the crew opted to proceed to Guadalajara, rather than attempt another landing at Zacatecas.
Guadalajara Airport, she says, was chosen "because of the better airport and maintenance infrastructure available". It is unclear whether the CFM International CFM56-powered jet suffered any damage.
G'day Maxeee,
There's a report of a R44 II hitting wires 41nm NW of Bowral and sustaining damage to both MR blades. That sound like the one?
Betcha the wires that the plane hit resurface with markers attached and I betcha the ones the Robbie hit don't!!! They even mark wires for cranes up here, but not helicopters, oh no........:ugh:
Cheers,
MPT