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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 2019 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-OLJB |
| MSN: | 4548 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Place les hauts, Mafate -
 Reunion
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from La Nouvelle, in the Mafate cirque on Reunion Island (974), bound for Grand Place, also in the Mafate cirque, a distance of around four kilometers.
On landing, the right skid dug into the ground and struck a rock, causing the helicopter to roll over.
The pilot reported that rapid action to lower the overall pitch would probably have prevented the helicopter from reaching the critical angle and tipping over. He indicated that he did not have the time to take this action.
Sources:
1. https://www.zinfos974.com/Un-petit-helicoptere-s-ecrase-dans-le-cirque-de-Mafate_a138277.html
2. https://www.clicanoo.re/Faits-Divers/Article/2019/03/13/Mafate-crash-dun-helicoptere-prive_570192
3. http://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2019/03/13/le-pilote-aurait-ete-blesse-mafate-crash-d-helicoptere-dans-le-cirque,99037.html
4. http://freedom.fr/accident-dun-helicoptere-prive-dans-le-cirque-de-mafate/
5. https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-du-robinson-r22-beta-ii-immatricule-f-oljb-survenu-le-12-03-2019-a-grand-place-cirque-de-mafate-la-reunion-974/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 2014 | F-OLJB | Horizon SARL | 0 | Marla, south of Matate | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Location
Media:
Un petit hélicoptère s'écrase dans le cirque de Mafate https://t.co/VmltYWiMJA
— zinfos974 (@zinfoslive) 12 mars 2019
La Reunion-France | Ce mardi, un accident est survenu au niveau de Grand Place les hauts, dans le cirque de Mafate. Un hélicoptère de modèle Robinson R22 Bêta appartenant à un propriétaire privé s'est crashé au moment de l’atterrissage. https://t.co/Rfg0l4iwGm pic.twitter.com/gJSKRluiBc
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 mars 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2019 06:36 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 20-Mar-2019 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2019 15:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 24-Jun-2023 05:52 | harro | Updated |
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