ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188944
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 December 2003 |
| Time: | 14:28 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Atlantic Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-LOGO |
| MSN: | 0454E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kensworth, Dunstable Downs, Bedsfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Shoreham Airport, West Sussex (EGKA) |
| Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
19-08-1991: Registered as SE-JAM to Heliflyg A/B, Borlänge, Sweden, used on Swedish Antarctic Research Programme during Polarforskningssekretariatet 1991-1992.
25-08-1994: re-registered as SE-JAM to SAAB Helikopter A/B, Nykoping, Sweden
06-09-1994: Registration SE-JAM cancelled as "exported to Switzerland"
09-09-1994: Registered in Switzerland as HB-XIJ to Lions-Air AG
14-12-1995: Swiss registration HB-XIJ cancelled
03-01-1996: UK registered as G-BWLC to Ford Helicopters Ltd, Brentwood, United Kingdom
04-10-1996: Re-registered as G-BWLC to Richard Michael Briggs, Elloughton, Brough, United Kingdom
07-10-2003: Registered as G-LOGO to Eastern Atlantic Helicopters Ltd, Shoreham by Sea, United Kingdom
02-12-2003: Substantially damaged when force landed near Kensworth, near Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire (at approximate co ordinates 51°51′N, 0°30′W). Helicopter encountered severe turbulence/vibration. PAN declared and forced landing carried out, during which aircraft rolled over and was destroyed. The pilot (the sole person on board) was not injured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"While en route between Shoreham and Hemel Hempstead and in normal cruise flight at about 1,500 feet under a VFR clearance through the Luton Control Zone, ATC advised the flight 'Easyjet 737 just crossing your nose into your one o'clock position, be landing on your right. About a minute later the pilot felt a 'severe vertical bump' and he heard a 'mechanical noise'.
The helicopter rapidly developed a severe vibration and the pilot elected to carry out an emergency landing in a near-by field. During the subsequent 'run-on' landing, the helicopter's skids dug into the soft ground and it pitched forward. It rolled over and came to rest on its side. The accident happened in daylight (14:28 hours Local time) and in VMC.
It was subsequently determined that the helicopter had probably flown through the turbulence wake of an Airbus A319, which had passed about 300 feet above it while landing at Luton. However, it could not be determined if this wake encounter had caused the subsequent onset of vibration which led to the pilot's decision to carry out a forced landing".
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-LOGO was cancelled by the CAA on 20-06-2008, some five years later.
However G-LOGO lived to fly again: it was "Transferred to another country or authority > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" on 21-08-2008. G-LOGO was then re-registered in the USA as N216AW to Phoenix Heliparts Inc, Mesa, Arizona, and first flew after repairs/rebuild on 07-04-2010. Two days later, on 22-04-2010, it was re-registered as N454JH to Jack Harter Helicopters Inc, Lihue, Hawaii.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f601e5274a1314000585/dft_avsafety_pdf_032620.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=LOGO
3. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=454JH
4. http://notar-helicopters.nl/500e04.htm
5. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3373
6. G-LOGO Hughes 369E [c/no. 0454E] at Duxford 23-09-2003: https://www.flickr.com/photos/97531768@N05/9657391991/in/photolist-fHoEbt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2016 19:37 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-Jul-2016 19:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2016 20:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2016 20:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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