ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162821
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| Date: | 22-DEC-2013 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Towards Success (ATS) |
| Registration: | ZS-DLF |
| MSN: | 4149 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allendale Road, Waterval, Midrand -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Central Airport, Midrand, South Africa (GCJ/FAGC) |
| Grand Central Airport, Midrand, South Africa (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA SouthAfrica |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot hired an aircraft for a navigation exercise which included routing to Johannesburg CBD and coming back to Grand Central’s Helicopter General Flying Area (HGFA). On arrival at the HGFA the pilot proceeded to descend to 2m above ground level (AGL) with the intention to hover taxi before returning to FAGC. Pilot stated that a few minutes into the hover taxi as he was trying to land, the aircraft started to descend at a higher rate than expected. He tried to recover by pulling the collective, but was unsuccessful in arresting its descent.
The aircraft impacted the ground and broke the forward part of the skids. The resultant forces then pushed the aircraft back into the air and coming back, its final impact was on its right-hand side. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft sustained damage to the tail boom, windscreen, main rotor and drive belts.
Probable Cause
Poor Technique/Airmanship
(The pilot loss of control of the helicopter which resulted at low altitude while trying to land)
Note: The South African CAA accident investigation report incorrectly lists December 22, 2013 as the date of the occurrence. Local media already reported on the accident on December 21.
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/9256.pdf
2. http://helihub.com/2013/12/21/21-dec-13-robinson-r22-midrand-south-africa/
3. https://midrandreporter.co.za/101534/pilot-injured-crash-landing/
4. https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/102899/pilot-walks-away-from-crash/
5. http://www.rotorheads.org.za/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=237
Accident investigation:
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Location
Media:
Robinson R22 Heli crashed in Waterval Midrand this afternoon. Pilot sustained serious injuries. pic.twitter.com/q6bq5QS63b
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) December 21, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2013 10:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Dec-2013 14:20 | Anon. | Updated [Nature] |
| 14-Sep-2014 11:47 | El_serj | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2016 18:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2016 18:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 22:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Aug-2018 22:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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