Helicopter crash at Coffs Harbour

[Innominate11]

Lucky no one was seriously injured: Helicopter crash at Coffs Harbour Airport | Coffs Coast Advocate

YCFS was closed for about 15-20 mins following incident, open again now.

[No Hoper]

To the pilot if you read this:
You survived the funny place and all the years since. Possums would weep if you bounced before august. Take care

[27/09]

the ATSB says it is inspecting the logs and service history of the Bell 206 to determine what caused the helicopter's tail and rear rotor to strike the ground.

Did the ATSB really say that? There is generally very little connection between the service history, logs and a tail strike.

A media spokesman with the aviation safety authority says investigators will interview the pilot in a 'desk based investigation' from Canberra.

They don't seem to be too worried.

An auto rotation gone slightly wrong?

There doesn't appear to have been too much energy at the time of impact and unless the tail rotor has been moved it's not too far away from the main body of the aircraft.

BUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Innominate11]

From local news reports interviewing the pilot, and a fixed wing instructor who happened to be near at the time, they had a "catastrophic engine failure" at about 80-100 feet.

Very very lucky, the outcome means it was an expensive day, rather than a tragic one.

[yr right]

Think you will find that this company has had a few accidents over the past few years may be that's why ATSB is getting involved as per the papers comments'
Cheers

[wishiwasupthere]

I'd imagine the ATSB would be involved because of the type of incident that occurred, not because of the supposed history of the operator.

[No Hoper]

Auto from 80ft is not luck, is experience and instant reaction

[yr right]

Atsb are on a limited budget. They not doing half of what they used to do. I've seen things that would normal have a look at and said no,not fatal sad but true.
Cheers