ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177289
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 2015 |
| Time: | 14:02 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Helicentre Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CDXX |
| MSN: | 10624 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leicester Airport, Stoughton, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport (EGBG) |
| Leicester Airport (EGBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter tried to take off, tipped over and crashed. The pilot was not injured. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"A record of the accident was captured by two CCTV cameras. The helicopter was parked on a concrete extension that adjoined an apron adjacent to the helicopter operator’s hangar facility at Leicester Airport. The pilot was intending to make a local flight and having completed his pre-flight checks, gradually increased the rotor rpm to about 80%. From the CCTV it can be observed that at about this time, the helicopter rapidly yawed to the left and rotated through about 290° before tipping over onto its right side. The helicopter came to rest with a sufficient gap between the forward right door, which had opened as the helicopter struck the ground, and the concrete apron to enable the pilot to vacate the helicopter unaided. The pilot reported sustaining minor injuries.
A rapid yaw to the left could be induced if too much left pedal is applied at the point of governor engagement due to the effectiveness of the tail rotor".
Damage sustained to airframe: Tail cone bent, main rotor blades damaged and right skid snapped". All of this damage was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair" as the registration G-CDXX was cancelled by the CAA on 05-01-2016 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5616206eed915d39b9000005/Robinson_R44_II_Raven_II_G-CDXX_10-15.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CDXX
3. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Pilot-escapes-unhurt-following-helicopter/story-26768010-detail/story.html
4. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/42001/_
5. http://helihub.com/2015/06/25/25-jun-15-g-cdxx-robinson-r44-ii-leicester-uk/
Media:
Pilot escapes unhurt following helicopter crash at Leicester Airport http://t.co/7Edp3cNwRx pic.twitter.com/a8zTcfgkMw
— Leicester Mercury (@Leicester_Merc) June 26, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 18:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 19:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 25-Jun-2015 19:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 25-Jun-2015 20:10 | Chieftain | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 27-Jun-2015 23:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2015 11:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2016 18:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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