NRMA-CareFlight - Non-injury incident

DATE		10/10/02 0900  AuE

PROGRAM		NRMA-CareFlight

VENDOR		Own Air Op Cert

ADDRESS
		Westmead Hospital
		Hawkesbury Rd
		Westmead, NSW 2145
		Augstralia

WEATHER		Overcast, Drizzle, Not a Factor

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	Bell 412 HP

TAIL#		VH-CFT

TEAM		Pilot, Air Crewman, Doctor, Paramedic. No injuries 
		reported.  

DESCRIPTION	CareFlight was tasked to rescue, treat and 
		transport a 27 year old male with a back injury 
		from a fall in Claustral Canyon--a remote location 
		in Blue Mountains National Park, west of Sydney.  
		During a 200 foot winch from the narrow canyon the 
		tail rotor contacted what was thought to be light 
		foliage.   The mission was completed and the 
		aircraft returned to base. 

ADDITIONAL INFO	After inspection one tail rotor blade was removed 
		from service and the 90 degree gearbox was 
		disassembled and inspected.  The aircraft returned 
		to service on Oct. 12, 2002 

SOURCE		Ian Badham, Exec Dir, NRMA-CareFlight

VIA		Roseanne Krantz, CONCERN

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transport programs when an accident / incident has occurred.
Please share the above information with your program staff. If
you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator,
Roseann Krantz @ 1-800-75-SHOCK or rjkrantz@aol.com.