During winching operations, the helicopter’s main rotor blades struck a tree. The crew returned to Archerfield, after which inspection revealed substantial damage to all main rotor blades, which were replaced by engineers.

Date:

20 June, 2020

Reg:

VH-EGK

Make:

Leonardo

Model:

AW139

MSN:

31827

Location:

21 km west-southwest of Caboolture Airport, Queensland

Country:

Australia

Civil / Military:

Civil

Link:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/aair/ao-2020-031/