Air transportation safety investigation A24P0092
The occurrence
On 15 August 2024, an Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter, operated by West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting Ltd., was transporting passengers and equipment from the Port McNeill Airport, British Columbia, to a remote NAV CANADA facility. After disembarking a group of passengers at the site, the aircraft began longline operations with only the pilot on board.
![Figure 1. Lower aft fuselage damage and broken off tail strike switch on the occurrence aircraft (Source: Third party [with permission], with TSB annotations)](/sites/default/files/styles/two_by_one/public/2024-11/A24W0038-figure-01-BIL.jpg?itok=VA8GtEqj "Figure 1. Lower aft fuselage damage and broken off tail strike switch on the occurrence aircraft (Source: Third party [with permission], with TSB annotations)")
