ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24109
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 2000 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Colibri SARL |
| Registration: | F-GMAU |
| MSN: | 2182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helipad of the Royal Hotel, Evian, Evian-les-Bains, Lake Geneva -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Helipad of the Royal Hotel, Evian, France |
| Annecy–Haute-Savoie–Mont Blanc Airport, Annecy, France (LFLP) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter took off from Annecy–Haute-Savoie–Mont Blanc Airport, Annecy at 10:30hrs for Evian where pilots go lunch. Both are entitled to use the helipad of the Royal Hotel by the County of Savoy. One performs the flight, the other must make the return trip.
The helicopter is stationed at Cape 260 degrees on the helipad at the Royal Hotel is located in the building. The landing pad is also lined with trees to the south.
During takeoff, the pilot made a turn from the left which requires, on the R22, a surge of power. During this maneuver, the helicopter settles with the wind back in three quarters of a vortex flow likely given the surrounding obstacles. The aircraft is sinking while it is about two meters high, the left skid touched the ground and the helicopter overturns.
The pilot indicated that he suffered a strong gust of wind. According to the passenger, the windsock on the roof of the hotel, no reports of wind.
Registration F-GMAU cancelled 8/1/2001
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-au001210/htm/f-au001210.html
2. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-au001210/pdf/f-au001210.pdf
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=3999
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=2151&count=50]
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2012 15:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 20:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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