Incident grave de l'Aérospatiale AS350 immatriculé PR-HCT survenu le 18/03/16 à Caracarai [Enquête menée par CENIPA / Brésil]
Collision avec la végétation lors de l'atterrissage
Autorité en charge
Données préliminaires issues de la notification des autorités du Brésil :
During the final approach to a confined area, there was an inadvertent "sinking" of the aircraft and its main rotor assembly collided with the existing vegetation along approach axis. The aircraft made a yawed slightly to the left and sustained a further "sinking" but these events were corrected by the aircraft captain. After the recover, the pilot managed to land successfully in an area without trees 15 meters ahead. Everyone on board disembarked after the landing. The aircraft was lightly damaged.