As reported in the Herald Sun, local city newspaper New Zealand, Greg Gribble has 20 years of experience piloting aircraft of this type, so struck by the extreme danger that was then exposed for the work he performed in the heart of the city country's largest ocean.
While working on the process of installation of a Christmas tree seven-story steel, could not prevent the device to descend too. It is unclear whether he did it intentionally thinking of carrying out the task or had mechanical problems.
The truth is that being a few feet above the ground, brushed to a nearby structure with one of its propellers and was then destabilized by turning at once to give the lighting columns, being caught and reported.
Meanwhile, located beneath dangerously workers ran to the side trying to avoid the propellers of the device, that might have seriously hurt.
Jaz Gribble, son of the injured pilot, said in a TV interview (see video) that could not get the shock of seeing her father in such a situation: "I'm still hard tension. View crashes like my dad, yeah was very distressing. "
According to local media, the pilot-employee of Helisika Helicopters, Auckland, who suffered only superficial injuries and was then admitted to a sanatorium in full recovery. The civil aviation authority of New Zealand launched an investigation to decide the cause of the accident.
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