ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72565
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 2009 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Clipper |
| Owner/operator: | DIO (Aviation) Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-DBUG |
| MSN: | 1256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming o-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Welshpool Airport, 2.3 miles south of Welshpool, Powys, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Welshpool Airport (EGCW) |
| Welshpool Airport (EGCW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after lifting into the hover, the cyclic control became heavy and the pilot had difficulty controlling the helicopter. During the attempted run-on landing, the helicopter struck the ground in a nose-down attitude and rolled onto its side. The two occupants were uninjured. The pilot had recently converted from the R22, which does not have hydraulically-powered flying controls, to the R44. Post-accident inspection did not identify any defects which could have caused the reported control difficulties. It was considered that the pilot might have inadvertently switched off the hydraulic system during the flight.
Registration G-DBUG cancelled by the CAA on 23.04.2010 as "Transferred to another country or authority > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" (Presumed as spares and scrap). Remains noted dumped at Rantoul, Kansas on 30.04.2013 (see photo below)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc3740f0b6134600092d/Robinson_R44_Clipper__G-DBUG_02-10.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/380745-helicopter-crash-landed-runway-mid-wales.html
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8142438.stm
5. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2009/07/10/investigation-into-helicopter-crash/
6. http://helihub.com/2009/07/09/9-jul-09-g-dbug-robinson-r44-welshpool-uk/
Media:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2010 01:45 | harro | Added |
| 10-Sep-2012 15:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2014 10:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2014 11:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2016 23:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
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