dave7373 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 ********************************************************************************** Report created 6/18/2009 Record 1 ********************************************************************************** IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 314AE Make/Model: B206 Description: BELL 206B HELICOPTER Date: 06/18/2009 Time: 0120 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Minor LOCATION City: GREENWOOD State: WV Country: US DESCRIPTION N314AE, BELL 206-L4 ROTORCRAFT, ON DEPARTURE STRUCK POWERLINES AND FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR HIGHWAY 50, NEAR GREENWOOD, WV INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 3 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: VFR OTHER DATA Activity: Air Ambulance Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: CHARLESTON, WV (EA09) Entry date: 06/18/2009 N-number search indicates the ircraft belongs to air evac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHelicopterPilot Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 That happened on the 4th if I recall. It was a wire strick on take off from a night EMS scene. Glad all are ok. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delorean Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 That happened on the 4th if I recall. It was a wire strick on take off from a night EMS scene. Glad all are ok. .....happened last night. June 16th. Where was the one on the 4th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 CONCERN Network Bulletin to cn-bulletin Date: 06/17/09 8:05 p.m. CST Program: Air Evac EMS, Inc. 306 Davis Drive West Plains, MO Type: Bell 206 L-4Tail #: N314AEOperator/Vendor: Own Part 135 Weather: Clear. Not a factor Team: Pilot, Flight Nurse, Flight Paramedic. No injuries reported. Patient on board. Description: The Parkersburg, WV, crew was lifting from a scene off Highway 50, about 30 miles east of Parkersburg, and experienced a wire strike with the main rotor blade. The pilot immediately executed a precautionary landing without incident, on the highway. The patient was transported, with the air medical team, by ground ambulance to the hospital. This is an NVG operational base, however NVGs were not utilized due to lighting conditions at dusk. The pilot indicated he was notified by the fire department that wires were marked by vehicles west of the LZ. Due to the setting sun in the West, neither the pilot nor the crew were able to visualize the wires and there was a misunderstanding as to which emergency vehicles were marking the wires. Source: Seth Myers, President & CEO =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=The CONCERN network shares verified information to alert medical transportprograms when an accident / incident has occurred. Please share the aboveinformation with your program staff. If you have further questions, pleasecontact the CONCERN Coordinator, David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email:coordinator@concern-network.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave7373 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 The Parkersburg, WV, crew was lifting from a scene off Highway 50, about 30 miles east of Parkersburg, and experienced a wire strike with the main rotor blade. The pilot immediately executed a precautionary landing without incident, on the highway. The patient was transported, with the air medical team, by ground ambulance to the hospital. This is an NVG operational base, however NVGs were not utilized due to lighting conditions at dusk. The pilot indicated he was notified by the fire department that wires were marked by vehicles west of the LZ. Due to the setting sun in the West, neither the pilot nor the crew were able to visualize the wires and there was a misunderstanding as to which emergency vehicles were marking the wires. sure, try to pass the blame onto the fire department, the lines should have been observerd on the recon prior to going in. So many time pilots are only looking the way in on the recon and not thinking about the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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