ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186955
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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 1992 |
| Time: | 16:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | EX-OR Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EXOR |
| MSN: | 1491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3 nm NW of Winter Hill, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St. Helens, Merseyside |
| near Winter Hill, Lancashire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 13-9-1992 when crashed 3 nautical miles north-west of Winter Hill, near Bolton, Lancashire. According to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND DURING PRACTICE ENGINE OFF LANDING. DYNAMIC ROLLOVER, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL BOOM & ROTORS. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED TO 2 POB (INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT UNDER TRAINING). MANOEUVRE INTENDED WAS AUTO-ROTATION WITH RECOVERY INTO HOVER. THE EXERCISE WAS CARRIED OUT OVER OPEN MOORLAND COUNTRYSIDE THREE NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-WEST OF WINTER HILL, NEAR BOLTON, LANCASHIRE.
AT FLARE AS COLLECTIVE WAS RAISED, THE ENGINE RPM NEEDLES MATCHED AT 100%. ON RAISING COLLECTIVE FURTHER TO ESTABLISH HOVER THE LOW RPM HORN SOUNDED. COLLECTIVE LOWERED, AIRCRAFT SANK, STRUCK GROUND, BOUNCED, YAWED RIGHT & ROLLED OVER. PILOT ATTRIBUTES ACCIDENT TO SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA. SEE AAIB BULLETIN 11/92, REF : EW/G92/09/14."
Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "buckled tail boom, buckled tail rotor and rotor mast. Distortion of bulkhead and cabin roof; left side cabin door broken".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f2b640f0b613420003c3/Robinson_R22_Beta__G-EXOR_11-92.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=EXOR
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14688
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2016 14:04 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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