Serious Incident to the helicopter AS350 registered RA-07210 on 12/11/2017 near Varandey [Investigation led by FATA / Russian Federation]

Atterrissage de précaution à la suite de la dégradation des conditions météorologiques, basculement de l'aéronef sur le flanc lors de l'atterrissage

Responsible entity

Russian Federation - CAA

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Russian Federation authorities:

When flying from point Titova in the direction of point Trebsa in the range of about 2 km before landing at point Trebsa, a sharp deterioration of visibility occurred. When performing a forced landing in the snowdrift the helicopter tipped over to the left side.

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General information
Local date	12/11/2017
Responsible entity	Russian Federation - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Russian Federation
Location	57 km au sud de Varandey
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0637

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	Russian Federation - Utair Aviation
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	RA-07210
State of registry	Russian Federation
Last departure point	Russian Federation (point Titova)
Planned destination	Russian Federation (point Tresba (Nenets area))
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	7359
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Unknown

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