ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46103
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Date: | Monday 27 October 2008 |
Time: | |
Type: | Robinson R44 II |
Owner/operator: | Helibip CC |
Registration: | ZS-HNM |
MSN: | 1241 |
Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Pretoria GFA, Gauteng -
South Africa
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | FAGC (Grand Central) ? |
Destination airport: | FAGC (Grand Central) ? |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The 40 hour solo student was sent to the general flying area to do some confined area ops. The helicopter suffered a tail rotor failure. It may have nicked a tree on the way into the landing zone. The tailrotor, tail rotor gearbox and the vertical fin were damaged and the skids were slightly bent due to the hard landing.
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