ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30430
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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1999 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C-1(300C) |
| Owner/operator: | Oxford Aviation Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BXTM |
| MSN: | 0076 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxfordshire (OXF/EGTK) |
| Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxfordshire (OXF/EGTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4 January 1999 when crashed whilst involved in dual instruction training at Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxfordshire (OXF/EGTK). No injuries sustained to the two persons on board (instructor and pilot under training). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report:
"The helicopter had been operating on the airfield and the student pilot had completed three circuits. The instructor decided to discontinue the training at this point because the wind was gusting to an estimated 20 to 30 knots. He took control with the intention of making a towering take off, transitioning into wind and positioning the helicopter in order to cross the runway to return to the landing pad.
As the helicopter climbed through 20 feet during the towering take off the instructor realised that he was over-pitching, and that the engine RPM was falling below the lower limit for power on. He reduced collective pitch in order to regain RPM, but immediately noticed a very high sink rate, that he considered was probably caused by a brief lull in the wind. He increased collective pitch in an attempt to avoid ground contact but was unable to prevent the helicopter striking the ground hard vertically and with a slight rearward velocity.
The aircraft then slewed and rolled to the right, coming to rest on its right side. Both the instructor and student extricated themselves from the aircraft, the latter with some difficulty, and awaited the arrival of the emergency services. There was no fire".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive damage". As a result, the registration G-BXTM was cancelled by the CAA on 27-9-1999 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f343ed915d137100045b/dft_avsafety_pdf_500182.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BXTM
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14849
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Mar-2015 23:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2016 23:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2019 20:26 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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