ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58706
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| Date: | Saturday 14 February 2009 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Multiflight Ltd |
| Registration: | G-TTHC |
| MSN: | 1196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sandtoft Airfield (EGCF) |
| Sandtoft Airfield (EGCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed during solo training sortie at Sandtoft Airfield, Epworth, Belton, Lincolnshire. The pilot, the sole person on board, was killed.
The helicopter was being flown by a student pilot in the circuit on a solo consolidation exercise. The weather conditions were good although conducive to carburettor icing. During the downwind leg, the main rotor blades struck and severed the tail cone and the helicopter fell vertically into a field fatally injuring the pilot. The investigation established that it is probable that following the pre-takeoff magneto checks, the ignition switch was set at the L (left) magneto position. The left magneto then failed causing the engine to stop. The rotor rpm decayed and the rotor disc tilted rearwards allowing the blades to strike the tail cone.
Registration G-TTHC cancelled by the CAA on 08-09-2009 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/robinson-r22-beta-g-tthc-14-february-2009
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=TTHC
3. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fatal-helicopter-crash.4982194.jp
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=49801
5. http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2009/10/aaib-report-robinson-r22-helicopter.html
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8296244.stm
7. http://helihub.com/2009/02/14/14-feb-09-g-tthc-robinson-r22-nr-sandtoft-humberside-uk/
8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7890425.stm
9. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4623149/Pilot-killed-in-helicopter-crash-near-Scunthorpe.html
Images:
Multiflight Ltd South Side Aviation Centre, Leeds Bradford Int'l Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2009 22:58 | clearbeer | Added |
| 15-Feb-2009 10:37 | Certosino | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2009 12:54 | clearbeer | Updated |
| 18-Feb-2009 08:37 | Anon. | Updated |
| 19-Feb-2009 11:58 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2009 11:53 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2012 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 21:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code] |
| 27-Jan-2015 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jan-2015 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 02-Nov-2016 16:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2017 12:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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