Toll backs an AW139 into a Tree
 

Heard on the grapevine that Toll was conducting winch training near Lucas Heights and accidentally backed into a tree.


AW wouldn't let them ferry out, so they needed to call in a bulldozer to clear a path to the grounded bird to allow it to be trucked out.


Anyone got pictures?

Good call I say. Why risk flying a damaged aircraft?

A good friend of mine over torqued a Lynx at Merryfield. It came back to Yeovilton on a low-loader. The banter was high but no one was hurt. :ok:

Cheers FP

90 per cent of TOLL truck incidents involve reversing into a fixed object. Is this indicative of company ethos.

Surely, this must be HNZ's fault in some way?

:D Ah Brother, those hours spent back and forward off-shore must be a hoot. :ok:

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!

Glad someone has a sense of humour LOL

Seems if this did occur that it's been kept very quiet? Have still only hard rumours, nothing on ATSB?

ATSB are selective about what they put up. A major air borne event that I have first hand knowledge of, bought about by material failure, will not be found in a search of their data base.

The ATSB list every reported event in their database.

While I was looking, I found this.

Date 8/09/2017
ATSB Reference No 201704181
Category Incident
Location Broome Aerodrome, 011° M 491Km (Island Performer)
State WA
Aircraft Manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft
Model S92A
Operation Type Charter
Operation Sub Type Passenger
Airspace Type CTAF
Airspace Class G
Summary During final approach, the No. 2 engine tail-pipe detached from the aircraft and fell into the ocean.


Brother, care to comment?

No they don't. I just checked.

Have you checked here?

http://data.atsb.gov.au/DetailedData

rrekn

I dont make nasty comments about other helicopter companies just good ones about HNZ. But the facts are that it was BRS S-92 ZUH.

As you know Brother, it is Pprune, no one cares about the facts :=