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Helicopter pilot reports hovering next to a power line tower while a worker was on the skid working on the line. A hoist used to hold the line failed and the line came down on the skid; causing the main rotor to contact a bond wire on the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1112102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Other hoovering |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Helicopter Cargo Winch |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
My main rotor blades made contact with the power line tower we were working on. I was hovering next to the structure while a worker was on the skid of the helicopter working on the line. A hoist he was using to hold the line failed. The line came at the helicopter and down; landing on my skid pulling me down. As a result; my blades made contact with a bond wire above the structure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reports hovering next to a power line tower while a worker was on the skid working on the line. A hoist used to hold the line failed and the line came down on the skid; causing the main rotor to contact a bond wire on the Tower.
Narrative: My main rotor blades made contact with the power line tower we were working on. I was hovering next to the structure while a worker was on the skid of the helicopter working on the line. A hoist he was using to hold the line failed. The line came at the helicopter and down; landing on my skid pulling me down. As a result; my blades made contact with a bond wire above the structure.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.