ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171055
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 2014 |
| Time: | 09:12 LT |
| Type: | Composite Helicopters KC518 |
| Owner/operator: | Composite Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZK-HOL |
| MSN: | 003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stillwater, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | North Shore Airfield |
| North Shore Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a test flight, the helicopter developed a low frequency vibration with a partial loss of control. The crew managed to manoeuvre it to a position where a landing was attempted but the machine rolled over as it was about to land. The non-flying crew member received a very minor injury during the evacuation. Investigation found that the single link scissor pitch rod end had failed on the threaded portion. The part had not been over-torqued and had failed progressively over a short time. As a result of this incident the designers are now going to introduce a double scissor link for both the rotating and non-rotating mechanisms.
Sources:
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/helicopter-crashes-onto-farmland-in-rodney-25463116.html
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/helicopter-crash-duck-creek-road-stillwater
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11355406
http://www.compositehelicopter.com
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=14/5242
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sQuyXFU5c&app=desktop
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2014 09:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Nov-2014 10:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 00:02 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Damage] |
| 20-Nov-2014 06:58 | flambo | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2015 09:53 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2016 14:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2016 14:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 18-Feb-2022 10:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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