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Midlifec
3rd Dec 2018, 15:59
https://www.ticinonews.ch/ticino/475231/caduto-un-elicottero-a-castione Substantial cabin damage and a broken top wire on the HT set, good skills to get it down in one piece.
gevans35
3rd Dec 2018, 17:06
And good skills to back away from the wires without fouling the main rotor.
Don’t think there was any backing away done.
Looks like the wire broke. Has gone all the way back through to the gearbox!
Lotto time!
nonsense
4th Dec 2018, 03:25
Google translates:
Fallen a helicopter to Castione
The aircraft forced to an emergency landing. Read injuries for the pilot and the flight attendant
A helicopter of the Heli Rezia was forced to make an emergency landing this afternoon at around 2.30 pm in the town of Castione. According to the first information collected by Rescue Media, the aircraft hit the guard line of the high voltage line. The pilot, a 54-year-old Swiss resident in Luganese, lost control of the vehicle, but still managed to land in a meadow on the side of the Cantonal road. As you can see from the photos, the aircraft suffered damage in the front part of the cockpit.
In the accident, the pilot and the flight attendant, a 24-year-old Swiss resident in the Bellinzona area, were both lightly injured and both were taken to the hospital by ambulance. On the spot there were agents from the Cantonal Police, from the Police of the city of Bellinzona, the firefighters of Bellinzona and the rescuers of the Green Cross of Bellinzona. The survey is coordinated by the Swiss Security Survey Service (SISI).
The apparatus, according to the cantonal police, was carrying a transport of material to Claro and was returning to the base of San Vittore.
Due to the accident, there were disruptions to road traffic between Castione and Claro.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/990x743/xl_gw1e_d889916f3756ece3ef13f3ba127050aeb41ba500.jpg
nomorehelosforme
4th Dec 2018, 13:20
How much help would a wire cutter in this situation? It certainly looks like it was hit and did this help protect the main rotor?
As far as I can see from that picture and others of their aircraft on the web, they don't have wirecutters and what you can see sticking up is the upper radio aerial.
GrayHorizonsHeli
4th Dec 2018, 18:44
the advantage of the wire cutter in this case would have been cabin integrity. The centre of the windshield has a beefy support to guide the wire up to the cutters.
ShyTorque
5th Dec 2018, 08:16
A lucky escape. Is this aircraft a Cabri (olet)?
GrayHorizonsHeli
5th Dec 2018, 12:26
I see what you did there....LOL
I have spent quite a bit of time about a kilometer from where this incident took place and in a previous life operated in CH for about 4 years.
The place is seething with wires and cables and most aerial work pilots come from experience as "flight assistants" with an operator and progress to pilots.
Intimate local knowledge is imperative if you operate as these guys do, or you will not last long!
There are a few ROT's that will help and you disobey at your peril.
EMS R22
5th Dec 2018, 19:42
Don’t think there was any backing away done.
Looks like the wire broke. Has gone all the way back through to the gearbox!
Lotto time!
No point buying a Lotto! He has used all his luck.
Glad all are ok. From someone who has also had a wire strike!!