ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268974
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| Date: | Friday 15 October 2021 |
| Time: | 13:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-WIZZ |
| MSN: | 8540 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fitties Beach, Humberston, near Cleethropes, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beverley/Linley Hill Airport (EGNY) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a loss of engine power, an Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger II sustained substantial damage in a forced landing on the Fitties Beach, Humberston, near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. The three people onboard were uninjured.
The pilot reported that the low main rotor speed warning light illuminated when he pulled on the collective lever at a height of approximately 800 ft. The helicopter was flying over a beach and he “immediately entered autorotation” leading to a run-on landing at approximately 15 kt. The helicopter came to rest upright on its skids, but the main rotor blades were found to have struck the tail boom causing substantial damage. There were no injuries.
UPDATE: The incident was the subject of an AAIB report (see link #1) published on 10 February 2022, and the following is the summary from that report...
"AAIB investigation to Agusta AB206B, G-WIZZ: Low rotor speed warning led to autorotation and subsequent tail boom damage due to rotor blade contact, Humberston Fitties Beach, Lincolnshire, 15 October 2021.
The pilot reported that the low main rotor speed warning light illuminated when he pulled on the collective lever at a height of approximately 800 ft. The helicopter was flying over a beach and he “immediately entered autorotation” leading to a run-on landing at approximately 15 kt. The helicopter came to rest upright on its skids, but the main rotor blades were found to have struck the tail boom causing substantial damage. There were no injuries.
=Damage to airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report "Tail boom damaged by rotor blade"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/61dec807d3bf7f0549bf7d0f/Agusta_AB206B_G-WIZZ_02-22.pdf
2. https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/helicopter-crashes-beach-near-cleethorpes-6067554
3. https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GWIZZ/history/20211015/1313Z
4. https://www.thebeachguide.co.uk/north-east-england/lincolnshire/humberston.htm
5. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/15815_1630609435.jpg (photo)
6. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-WIZZ/817528
Media:
Hello, could you give any more information about what happened here? And is it Cleethorpes? Thanks.
— BBC East Yorks and Lincs (@looknorthBBC) October 15, 2021
A helicopter has crash landed on the beach near Humberston Fitties https://t.co/qVDSKyJit3
— Grimsby Live (@GrimsbyLive) October 15, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2021 00:33 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Oct-2021 01:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Oct-2021 01:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2021 08:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2021 08:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2021 10:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2021 11:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2021 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Oct-2021 17:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 18:26 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
| 12-Feb-2022 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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