Blown off mountain top

Closed Thread Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

26th December 2005 | 08:41

#1 (permalink)

Aesir

Thread Starter

Joined: Mar 2002

Posts: 814

Likes: 1

From: Iceland

Blown off mountain top

EC-135 Police helicopter blown off mountain by high winds.

The helicopter landed on mountain top with personnel to repair a defective emergency phone transmitter and when trying to lift off after the repairs the pilot received indication of icing on the rotor blades.

The helicopter was left overnight and was blown off the mountaintop due to high winds. It is probably about 50 meters below the top.

The Norwegian state police is the owner of the helicopter which they received about a year ago. Repairs are expected to cost millions in NKr.

26th December 2005 | 11:09

#2 (permalink)

aeromys

Joined: Feb 2005

Posts: 153

Likes: 0

From: South East England

Awwww, poor Heli. I remember seeing this one in Macs' hangar last year, very nicely kitted out and the first 135 outside the UK to be fitted with the McAlpine Police Mission Pod, I think.
Should have put some big tent pegs in it!

26th December 2005 | 11:42

#3 (permalink)

SASless

Joined: May 2002

Aviation Qualifications: ATP+Mil

Posts: 18,633

Likes: 1,072

From: Downeast

Ah...it is back to foot patrol for someone!

26th December 2005 | 22:16

#4 (permalink)

helicopperter

Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

From: ColdWet&Windy

Seem to remember the bods at MD telling a story at Helitech a few years ago about a corporate 902 that was left on top of a mountain in Europe somewhere while the driver went off for coffee. Came back and it was an expensive pile of broken bits down the mountain that took ages to fix - if ever? Anyone got piccys?

1st January 2006 | 20:30

#5 (permalink)

Airmech II

Joined: Apr 2001

Posts: 17

Likes: 0

From: Salisbury UK

Re: Blown off mountain top

Happened more than once to a Lynx in Norway I seem to recall.

2nd January 2006 | 00:04

#6 (permalink)

happyhamster

Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 42

Likes: 0

From: cage wheel

Re: Blown off mountain top

What kind of high winds are we talking about here ? I presume the slope and surface didn't help ?

HH

2nd January 2006 | 00:32

#7 (permalink)

M609

Joined: Sep 2003

Posts: 1,034

Likes: 1

From: 59°45'36N 10°27'59E

Re: Blown off mountain top

I'm sure the Swedish Police is sad about the loss........
This is one of several they have, and based at Östersund.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyhete...752307,00.html

Norways (one and only) police helo has not fallen over..........

(It was on the news today, delivering a EOD dog to a bomb scare situation in Trondheim)
And yes, UK MOD Lynx helos have done similar stunts in Norway.