Report on air accident at Brettesnes Lofoten, Nordland county, Norway 14 December 2017 with Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3, LN-OPA
Aviation report 2018/05
The aircraft accident occured Thursday 14th December 2017 during landing. A bigbag filled with equipment was placed on the ground. When the helicopter was 1 m from touch down, the commander saw the bigbag in the air. The bigbag was drawn into the main rotor. The helicopter started to vibrate substantially. The commander managed to land, shutdown the engine and escape the helicopter. A ground person, assisting the commander, had already escaped. No injuries. The vibrations caused substantial structure damages.
Facts
| Location | Brettesnes i Lofoten, Norway |
| Occurrence date | 14.12.2017 |
| Aircraft | Airbus Helicopter AS 350 B3 Ecureuil |
| Operator | Helitrans AS |
| Registration | LN-OPA |
| Meteorological conditions | VMC |
| County | Nordland |
| Type of occurrence | Accident |
| Type of operation | Commercial, other |
| Category of operation | Light, helicopter (<= 2 250kg) |
| Aircraft category | Helicopter, Single-engine, Turboprop/turboshaft |
| FIR/AOR | ENBD (Bodø ATCC) |