sirlandsalot Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Just heard a B4 went down near Kelowna BC with longline, pilot walked away.. The Client was apparently BC HYDRO. There was also a 120 went down..tail into wires a month or so ago...working for hydro. The pilot ddid a good job and got it on the ground. Scarce information on this. Good all parties involved are un-hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flingwingfixer Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Black and grey B4 hit a pole with the main rotor blades and tail while pulling sock for a sub contractor for Hydro by Oliver BC. He managed to get it to the ground and owner/pilot trucked it away pretty quietly after the mishap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Is this the one in question? Record #1 Cadors Number: 2009P1650Reporting Region: Pacific Occurrence Information Occurrence Type:Accident Occurrence Date:2009-10-16 Occurrence Time:1937 Z Day Or Night:day-time Fatalities:0 Injuries:0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name: Occurrence Location:Manuel Canyon, BC Province:British Columbia Country:CANADA World Area:North America Reported By:TSB AOR Number: TSB Class Of Investigation:5 TSB Occurrence No:A09P0353 Aircraft Information Flight #: Aircraft Category:Helicopter Country of Registration:CANADA Make:EUROCOPTER FRANCE Model:EC 130 B4 Year Built:2007 Amateur Built:No Engine Make:TURBOMECA Engine Model:ARRIEL 2B1 Engine Type:Turbo shaft Gear Type: Phase of Flight:Cruise Damage:Substantial Owner:FINNAIR LTD Operator:FINNAIR LTD. (15620) Operator Type:Commercial Event Information Precautionary landing Propeller/rotor strike Detail Information User Name:Samson, Donna Date:2009-10-23 Further Action Required:Yes O.P.I.:Commercial & Business Aviation Narrative:A09P0353: The Finnair Eurocopter EC-130B helicopter (C-GMVR) was performing power line sock line stringing operations in Manuel Canyon when the main rotor struck a steel tower. The pilot immediately flew away to the west of the power line and when clear of all ground crew operated the emergency mechanical hook release. He then made a precautionary landing on a nearby road. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlandsalot Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Elvis, not sure why I couldn't find that, your good at it..thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helilog56 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Glad to see Wayne is okay, along with no others hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_ Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Good to hear that everyone is ok....sounds like a great effort on the part of the driver getting clear, pickling the load and getting down. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Rather ironic it is the November picture on the Eurocopter calendar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dog Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Glad to see Wayne is okay, along with no others hurt. Bob, It wasn't Wayne flying, it was the other guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlandsalot Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Rather ironic it is the November picture on the Eurocopter calendar Yes that is rather ironic, I guess the client wasn't hydro, but a sub-contractor for hydro. It seemed strange to not hear of this accident with all the HYDRO hoopla about which machine should be used for what. Anyhow, the pilot must have done a good job getting it to the ground...with an external line on top of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 It wasn't Guy flying either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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