Man recovering after being hit by helicopter blade
LA LOCHE, Sask. – A man is recovering in a Edmonton hospital after being hit by a helicopter blade while carrying out geological work north of La Loche, Sask.
On Tuesday morning, the man was one of three people arriving at an exploration site near Forrest Lake.
The helicopter, an AS-350, touched down on a soft muskeg heli-pad.
According to the Transportation Safety Board, the man and one of his colleagues then exited the craft while the rotor-blades were still spinning.
The man walked to the cargo bay, and then around to the front of the helicopter where he was hit.
Chris Krepski of the Transportation Safety Board says it appears the front skids of the helicopter may have sunk down into the soft ground, causing it to be lower than it normally would have been.
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Originally posted by Anthony Supplebottom
There is a tendency in many of the northern territories - Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia - to request pax to crouch down next to the helicopter after disembarking and remain so until the heli leaves.
Originally posted by nigelh
The practice , as you put it , is not screwed up !! It is a standard way of disembarking pax with kit , or in uneven terrain.