ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221748
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-GHAF |
| MSN: | 61-1060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bonvilliers -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | La Ferte-Alais Airport (LFFQ) |
| La Ferte-Alais Airport (LFFQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After about ten minutes of flight, while the helicopter flew over fields of wheat, the instructor announced an engine failure exercise. The student then began an appropriate maneuver to reach the recommended speed of autorotation and undertake the descent and put the engine in idle.
The student and instructor quickly noted that the engine had stopped. The instructor then took control while the student tried to restart the engine. Restart attempts were unsuccessful. The instructor decided to land autorotate on a path bordering the wheat fields.
Upon landing, the right skate struck a mound of land hidden by vegetation and the helicopter rolled over.
The investigation failed to determine with certainty the reason for the engine shutdown. The failure of the attempted restart in flight is explained by a significant aging of the starter which no longer fulfilled its function when the engine was hot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/article/accident-de-lhelicoptere-schweizer-269c-immatricule-f-ghaf-le-05072017-a-bonvilliers-91/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2019 18:47 | harro | Added |
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