ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216193
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2018 |
| Time: | 11:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Air Scotland Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CTFL |
| MSN: | 1912 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cumbernauld Airport (EGPG) |
| Cumbernauld Airport (EGPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Robinson R44 Raven, G-CTFL and Robinson R44 Raven, G-HYND were damaged due to Loss of control to G-CTFL after reversing into G-HYND’s main rotor, Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire, 5 May 2018 shortly after take off. The AAIB report was published 11 October 2018:
'After lifting to a hover, the pilot of Robinson R44, G-CTFL reversed his helicopter, unaware that a second Robinson R44, G-HYND, had landed behind his position and was being shut down. One of G-HYND’s rotor blades collided with G-CTFL’s engine housing, startling the pilot of G-CTFL, with the result that he lost control, and the helicopter struck the ground several times before coming to rest in a tail-down attitude, next to a parked Robinson R22.
Safety action has been taken by the helicopter operator to improve the helipad arrangement, procedures and RFFS response.'
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ba22169ed915d2e2ea467e2/Robinson_R44_Raven_G-CTFL_and_G-HYND_10-18.pdf
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-45822180
4. https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16976196.changes-at-airport-after-two-helicopters-collide/
5. http://www.hmfriends.org.uk/gctfldepbig.htm
6. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/614248-aaib-october-2018-a.html
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Media:
Robinson R.44 at Thruxton, Hampshire,10/08/13:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2018 20:54 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Oct-2018 19:36 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 18-Mar-2019 14:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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