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| Date: | Monday 14 September 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-GHMH |
| MSN: | 1144 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pezenas Nizas Airport -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pezenas-Nizas Airport (LFNP) |
| Pezenas-Nizas Airport (LFNP) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The instructor and his student performed airfield circuits. During an approach, the instructor considered that the horizontal speed was too high and decided to go around. The helicopter continued its descent and landed hard. The main rotor interfered with the tail boom which it severed.
Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any anomalies likely to explain the event. The engine was restarted one hour after the event and responded to the power demands.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/approche-non-stabilisee-en-instruction-atterrissage-dur
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 17:16 | harro | Added |
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