ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138469
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 2002 |
| Time: | 14:06 |
| Type: |  Westland Gazelle HT3 |
| Owner/operator: | MD Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BZDW |
| MSN: | 1906 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Astazou IIIN2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hadleigh, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stapleford Aerodrome (EGSG) |
| Hadleigh, Essex (private airstrip) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 26-11-2002 when crashed at Hadleigh, Essex (at approximate co ordinates 51°33′13″N, 0°36′34″E). The pilot (the sole person on board sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot had earlier completed a 40 minute instructional flight at Stapleford and was returning to his private landing site near Hadleigh. During the approach, as the helicopter descended through about 50 feet agl, he felt an obstruction to further rearward movement of the cyclic control. He believed that he had suffered a hydraulic failure and disconnected the stability augmentation system. While the lateral and forward movement of the cyclic was normal, he was still unable to achieve full aft movement.
He therefore decided to conduct a 'run-on' landing. As the skids made contact with the water logged surface however they dug in, the helicopter fell onto its right side and was damaged beyond repair. The accident happened in daylight (14:06 hours Local time) and in VMC-CAVOK conditions. Wind 220 degrees/5 knots.
The pilot subsequently reported that the quick release box on his '5-point' harness may have obstructed full rearward movement of the cyclic control."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-BZDW was cancelled by the CAA on 05-09-2003 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f041ed915d13740002f7/dft_avsafety_pdf_508159.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BZDW
3. http://www.gazellehelicopters.co.uk/safety/26-11-02%20%20%20G-BZDW.pdf
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3410
5. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/18740/
6. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/73664-gazelle-crash.html
7. G-BZDW was ex-RAF Gazelle HT.2 ZB626: http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2011 07:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Mar-2013 18:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Jul-2016 22:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2016 22:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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