ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145403
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 02-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 15:30 HST |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Operator: | Mauna Loa Helicopters |
| Registration: | N209KR |
| C/n / msn: | 2218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 10 miles NE of Kona Int'l Airport - PHKO, Keahole Kailua/Kona, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | PHKO |
| PHKO |
While on a training flight, the aircraft, a Robinson R22 Beta helicopter, N209KR, experienced a hard landing during auto-rotation to an open field and sustained substantial damage.
The flight instructor and student pilot on board the helicopter were not injured.
Sources:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18071026/injuries-reported-after-helicopter-crashes-near-kona
http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/05/02/two-injured-as-copter-makes-hard-landing/
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/05_209KR.txt
http://www.maunaloahelicopters.com/flight_training_hawaii_locations.html#
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120505X62306&key=1
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1188912/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2012 10:22 | Geno | Added |
| 08-May-2012 09:35 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
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