ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192081
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 December 2015 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Edwalton Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BYRX |
| MSN: | F9640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Barn Farm, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barn Farm, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While hover taxiing for takeoff, the pilot reported that the helicopter suddenly pitched nose-up and as he was unable to regain control he lowered the collective allowing the aircraft to descend to the ground where it rolled onto its side.
The investigation was unable to establish the reason for the loss of control, but it is possible that there was a restriction in one of the flying control servo-jack control valves leading to higher control forces required to control the helicopter in the hover
Ex-Army Air Corps Westland Scout AH.1 XT634 (delivered 27/07/1966). Civil registered as G-BYRX 05/10/1999.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-westland-scout-ah1-g-byrx
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BYRX
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XT
4. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=957
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
Media:
Loss of control of helicopter on private flight in Nottinghamshire, 29 Dec 15 https://t.co/4wZawfO1IA pic.twitter.com/Uh8uWYUy8U
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) February 9, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2016 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Feb-2017 22:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2017 22:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Jan-2018 16:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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