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A helicopter aerial crane accidentally hooked a truck at a construction site. The reporter cites fatigue following a morning of cargo xfers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 658512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vnc.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | S-58/S-58T Choctaw/Seahorse |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : 133 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 113 |
| ASRS Report | 658512 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While returning for landing at the work site while operating as a helicopter aerial crane; the hooks caught the side of the contractor's pick-up truck that was parked near the landing site; causing some damage to the truck. This was one of several lndgs at that site that were made that morning. It is apparent to me that extra alertness must be maintained when fatigue can be a factor and to make all approachs with a line and hooks with a large margin of clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HELI AERIAL CRANE ACCIDENTALLY HOOKED A TRUCK AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE RPTR CITES FATIGUE FOLLOWING A MORNING OF CARGO XFERS.
Narrative: WHILE RETURNING FOR LNDG AT THE WORK SITE WHILE OPERATING AS A HELI AERIAL CRANE; THE HOOKS CAUGHT THE SIDE OF THE CONTRACTOR'S PICK-UP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED NEAR THE LNDG SITE; CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL LNDGS AT THAT SITE THAT WERE MADE THAT MORNING. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT EXTRA ALERTNESS MUST BE MAINTAINED WHEN FATIGUE CAN BE A FACTOR AND TO MAKE ALL APCHS WITH A LINE AND HOOKS WITH A LARGE MARGIN OF CLRNC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.