Serious incident to the Airbus AS350 registered VH-UAH on 05/02/2020 at Bankstown [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During a conditioning winch, the winch cable snapped.

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General information
Local date	05/02/2020
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	Bankstown
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2020-0082

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Australia
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	VH-UAH
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YSBK : Bankstown
Planned destination	Australia - YSBK : Bankstown
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	7861
Operator Type AG	Corporate/executive
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Construction/Sling load

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.