ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188291
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| Date: | Friday 28 November 1997 |
| Time: | 11:53 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Clifton Helicopter Hire |
| Registration: | G-FLYU |
| MSN: | 2589 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hestercombe House, West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hestercombe House, Taunton, Somerset | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off 28-11-1997 when crashed whilst landing in gusting wind at at Hestercombe House, West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset, the left skid dug in, and aircraft rolled onto its side. Substantial damage. No injury to 2 Persons On Board (pilot sand one passenger). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The helicopter was flown to the hover in a field over sloping ground that was assessed by the pilot to be unsuitable for a landing. The weather was fine with good visibility, occasional showers and a surface wind of 240 degrees/14 knots. Having decided to land elsewhere he hover taxied, at approximately 5 feet above the surface, to find a more suitable landing area.
Whilst taxiing, he turned to the right from his initial into wind heading of 240 degrees onto a heading of approximately 100 degrees. As he did so, the right skid lifted, and the aircraft started to sink rapidly to the left. Corrective cyclic control was applied but this failed to prevent the helicopter rolling rapidly to the left, and the left skid striking the ground. The main rotor blades then struck the ground and the helicopter came to rest on its left side.
The pilot and passenger, who were wearing lap diagonal seat belts, vacated the aircraft without injury. The pilot assessed the cause of the accident as being due to a sudden and strong gust of wind."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the official AAIB report "Damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-FLYU was cancelled by the CAA on 5-1-1998 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb6b40f0b613460008cb/dft_avsafety_pdf_500860.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=FLYU
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1891
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2016 19:33 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jun-2016 15:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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