Accidents
Hot refueling not such a hot idea
MBB BO-105S, SPARTA, ILL., JUNE 8, 2002–N660SL, operated by Arch Air Medical, sustained substantial damage when a static line broke loose

MBB BO-105S, SPARTA, ILL., JUNE 8, 2002–N660SL, operated by Arch Air Medical, sustained substantial damage when a static line broke loose and hit the main rotor while hot refueling after landing at Hunter Field Airport (SAR).

The accident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m., about an hour after it departed Downtown St. Louis Airport in Cahokia, Ill. A medic on the ground sustained serious injuries when the static line snapped loose into the rotor blades. The pilot of the nonscheduled Part 135 flight was not injured.

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