Incident Robinson R22 Beta F-GKCP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24101
 
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Date:Saturday 18 March 2000
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic R22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R22 Beta
Owner/operator:Gilles Mendiboure
Registration: F-GKCP
MSN: 1401
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nangis-Les Loges, Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois. Nangis -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Nangis-Les Loges aerodrome (LFAI)
Destination airport:Nangis-Les Loges aerodrome (LFAI)
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot reports in the final 06 with the intent to do then translated to the car park. During the approach maneuver, the passenger, also a private pilot helicopter, the pilot flying offers to go instead to park near the windsock.

The passenger said that during the flare the aircraft sinks until the right skid touched the ground, the helicopter then being in ground effect still in forward flight. It seems that this time the pilot pulls hard on the pitch control generally. The camera then rises vertically with high pitch attitude then falls on his right, rotor turning, ending his race against the door of the shed.

C/no. 1401; Delivered 16.10.90, Damaged Beyond Economic Repair 23.12.90. CofA expired on 11.06.2000 and registration cancelled

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: BEA f-cp000318
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-cp000318/htm/f-cp000318.html
2. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-cp000318/pdf/f-cp000318.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1401&count=50]
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=4785687FD3B140E9392F99072AD51DD2
5. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3983
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nangis_-_Les_Loges_aerodrome

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
22-Dec-2011 17:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jul-2016 20:36 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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