Serious incident to the Airbus AS350 registered LN-OGN on 25/10/2022 near Stavanger

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Preliminary data based on the notification from the Norwegian authorities:

The helicopter was stringing lines through power line pylons via a tool suspended in a longline 14 meters below the helicopter. While working directly on top of a pylon, the long line was dropped, but the right skid hit the pylon before the pilot regained control. The pilot landed next to the pylon.

Strike with power line tower during sling load operation

General information

Local date	25/10/2022
Responsible entity	Norway - AAIB
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Norway
Location	A proximité AD Stavanger
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0593

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter
Operator	Norway (Hélitrans Invest)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	LN-OGN
State of registry	Norway
Last departure point	Norway
Planned destination	Norway
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	8887
Operator Type AG
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.

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