Aviation Case Print

ABBREVIATED AVIATION ACCIDENT REPORT (AAAR)

Source	FINAL
1. Case Number	1a. Date of Accident	1b. Time	1c. Aircraft Serial Number	2a. Classification		2b. Category
19770923009	Sep 23 1977	1700	6815993	C		FLIGHT
3. Type of Aircraft	4. Period Of Day	5. No Acft Involved	6. Nearest Installation
CH47C	DAY	1	GE048 - AUGSBURG (CTY), FRG
7. Accident Location		a. Off Post	b. Not On Airfield	e. GERMANY
8. Organization Involved in Accident
Unit	UIC7	UIC6	UIC5	UIC4	UIC3	UIC2	MACOM	Station
WC5LAA						WAAFFF	W0ANAA	GE760
180AVCO						11AV GP	USAREUR	SCHWABISCH HALL, FRG
9. Organization Accountable for Accident
WC5LAA						WAAFFF	W0ANAA	GE760
180AVCO						11AV GP	USAREUR	SCHWABISCH HALL, FRG
10. Estimated Accident Cost
a. Total Loss	b. Aircraft Damage		c. Man Hrs	d. Man Hrs Cost	e. Other Mil Damage		f. Civilian Damage
No	$7769		64	$0	$0		$0
g. Injury		h. Total This Aircraft		i. Total Accident
$0		$7769		$7769
11. General Data
a. Mission				S/M	b. Flight Plan		c. Data Recorder
S - SERVICE					VFR
13 - SUPPORT
11 - CARGO PICKUP/DELIVERY-INTERNAL
d. Night Vision		e. Fire		f. Fluid Spillage		g. Field Training
		NONE		No
12. Flight Data
a. Emergency		Duration		Phase of Operation
		.3		-
		AGL	KIAS		Weight		Overgross
					36000
b. Termination		Duration		Phase of Operation
		.3		E - HOVER IGE
		AGL	KIAS		Weight		Overgross
					30000
13. Type Event
06 - Personnel Handling Event			-			-
14. Accident Cause Factors			Human Error		Material Failure		Environmental
			DEFINITE		NO		NO
15. Summary
SUMMARY: AFTER LANDING AND ROLLING AN INTERNAL LOAD OFF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD, UPSLOPE, TO CLEAR THE LOAD FROM THE RAMP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A LOW HOVER, RAMP EXTENSIONS WERE DRIVEN INTO THE SOD FORCING FLOOR OF RAMP UPWARD AND RIPPING THE RAMP AT THE RAMP HINGE POINT.şş
16. COMPONENT AND PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION DATA
No Component/Part Data
17. ENVIRONMENTAL
a. General		(1) IMC		(2) VMC		(3) Unknown
b. Environmental Conditions
1. Weather Conditions				2. Other Conditions
(a) Hail				(a) Animals
(b) Sleet				(b) Fowl
(c) Fog				(c) Surface
(d) Drizzle				(d) Noise
(e) Rain				(e) Chemicals
(f) Snow				(f) Radiation
(g) Lightning				(g) Glare
(h) Thunderstorm				(h) FOD
(i) Gusty Winds				(i) Temperature
(j) Freezing Rain				(j) Vibration
(k) Other				(k) Dust
c. Aircraft Icing		No Yes		d. Turbulence			No Yes
19. MOON ILLUMINATION DATA
a. Above Horizon		b. Visible		c. Degrees Above Horizon		d. Percent Illumination		e. Clock Position
No Yes		No Yes
20. WIRE STRIKE DATA
a. Wire Strike		b. WSPS Installed			c. WSPS Engaged
No Yes		No Yes			No Yes
d. WSPS Cut Wire		e. WSPS Functioned			f. Wires Struck
No Yes		No Yes			Number wires	0	Dia.(inches)
21. PERSONNEL DATA
Person # 1	c. Grade		d. Sex		e. Duty
	O3		MALE		PI - PILOT
f. SVC			g. UIC		h. Role		i. On Controls
A - ACTIVE ARMY			WC5LAA		N - NONE		No Yes
j. Lab Test			k. Hrs Slept 24		l. Hrs Worked 24		m. Hrs Flown 24
Yes No			8		11		3
n. RL		o. FAC		p. Injury			q. MTDS Total Flt Hrs
1 2 3		1 2 3		-			200
Person # 2	c. Grade		d. Sex		e. Duty
	W2		MALE		PC - PILOT IN COMMAND
f. SVC			g. UIC		h. Role		i. On Controls
A - ACTIVE ARMY			WC5LAA		D - DEFINITELY		No Yes
j. Lab Test			k. Hrs Slept 24		l. Hrs Worked 24		m. Hrs Flown 24
Yes No			8		11		3
n. RL		o. FAC		p. Injury			q. MTDS Total Flt Hrs
1 2 3		1 2 3		-			0
22. IMPACT/PROTECTIVE/ESCAPE/SURVIVAL/RESCUE DATA
a. Aircraft Space Compromised			b. Escape/Survival Difficulties			c. Protective/Restraint Equip Functioned
No Yes			No Yes			No Yes
24. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Findings
A. PRIOR TO THE LANDING THE CREW CHIEF ASKED THE PILOT TO LAND SO THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAXI FOREWARD AFTER THE LOAD HAD BEEN SHOVED OFF. B. THE PILOT LANDED FACING UPHILL. C. THE LANDING AREA WAS SOD AND SLOPED. D. AFTER LANDING ROLLERS WERE PLACED ON RAMP. THE ROLLERS REACHED FROM RAMP HINGE TO ONE THIRD THE WAY DOWN THE RAMP EXTENSION. E. THE LOAD WAS TOO HEAVY TO SLIDE ONCE IT REACHED THE END OF THE ROLLERS. F. AT NO TIME DID THE PILOT EXCEED THE AIRCRAFT'S LIMITATIONS. G. THE PRACTICE OF TAXING AWAY FROM A LOAD IS AN ACCEPTABLE TECHNIQUE OF UNLOADING CARGO.şş
Recommendations
1. PILOTS SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION LANDING ZONE CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH AIRCRAFT CARACTERISTICS, WHEN SELECTING THE METHOD WITH WHICH TO DISEMBARK CARGO. 2. WHEN IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO TAXI CLEAR OF A LOAD, SUFFICIENT ROLLERS SHOULD BE USED TO MOVE THE LOAD COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.şş