ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173084
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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2014 |
| Time: | 17:34 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Heliservices |
| Registration: | G-BYCF |
| MSN: | 2866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire (ETR/EGTR) |
| Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire (ETR/EGTR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) at Elstree Aerodrome at 17:34 hours on 29 March 2014: The student pilot completed a dual lesson, in fine weather conditions, before his instructor vacated the aircraft so that the student pilot could fly a solo circuit. It was to be the student’s second solo on type. According to the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The student pilot completed a dual lesson, in fine weather conditions, before his instructor vacated the aircraft so that the student pilot could fly a solo circuit. It was to be the student’s second solo on type. The student began raising collective to lift from the grass surface, but felt the helicopter was right side low. He attributed this to the absence of the instructor in the left seat.
He corrected with left cyclic input and continued to raise the collective. The helicopter suddenly and rapidly rolled to the left, causing the main rotor blade to strike the ground. Once the helicopter came to a rest on its side, the student made the helicopter safe before vacating. The student pilot’s instructor commented that the accident had been caused by dynamic rollover."
G-BYCF sustained substantial damage, and was presumably not repaired, as the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 1 July 2014
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/robinson-r22-beta-g-bycf-29-march-2014
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://helihub.com/2014/03/29/29-mar-14-g-bycf-robinson-r22-elstree-uk/
4. http://www.amltd.co.uk/gbycf.html
5. https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/G-BYCF
6. https://www.airteamimages.com/robinson-r-22_G-BYCF_-private_49356_large.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2015 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jan-2015 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 28-Sep-2015 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 30-Aug-2018 23:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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