ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211210
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| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1998 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-OCT |
| MSN: | 0416 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 8 km SW of Walkerville, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lilydale, Victoria (YLIL) |
| Hobart, Tasmania (YMHB) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Robinson R44 VH-OCT substantially damaged 4/4/1998 when crashed 8 km SW of Walkerville, Victoria. The pilot reported that the engine stopped in the cruise at about 600 ft. He entered autorotation and landed in low trees and scrub. The engine stopped because the crank shaft drive gear bolt failed due to hydrogen embrittlement. When the bolt failed drive to the accessories was lost. The manufacturer has verbally assured CASA that this was an isolated instance of a bolt failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1998/aair/199801249/
2. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930343/199801249.pdf
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/28373-vh-oct-2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2018 10:18 | Pineapple | Added |
| 12-Oct-2018 22:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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