External load hanging from helicopter being loaded on flatbed truck swung awry and hit automatic.

Attributes
ACN	109451
Time
Date	198904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	109451
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

During external load operation pilot was lowering a piece of equipment from roof onto flatbed truck in parking lot. During final moments of the set the equipment swung away from ground crew personnel and struck rear bumper of car parked nearby causing minor damage to the right rear of car. The flatbed truck should have been moved away from the parked car.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXTERNAL LOAD HANGING FROM HELICOPTER BEING LOADED ON FLATBED TRUCK SWUNG AWRY AND HIT AUTO.

Narrative: DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION PLT WAS LOWERING A PIECE OF EQUIP FROM ROOF ONTO FLATBED TRUCK IN PARKING LOT. DURING FINAL MOMENTS OF THE SET THE EQUIP SWUNG AWAY FROM GND CREW PERSONNEL AND STRUCK REAR BUMPER OF CAR PARKED NEARBY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF CAR. THE FLATBED TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOVED AWAY FROM THE PARKED CAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.