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| Date: | Friday 28 July 2023 |
| Time: | 08:28 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 130T2 (Airbus Helicopters H130) |
| Owner/operator: | Mavi Air |
| Registration: | TC-HMV |
| MSN: | 8167 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Samos International Airport (SMI/LGSM), Samos Island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Paros National Airport (PAS/LGPA) |
| Samos Airport (SMI/LGSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During landing at LGSM airport runway 09 at 05:28 UTC (08:28 Local time) the helicopter lost directional control while entering hovering landing phase. The helicopter landed hard while having directional control issues just outside runway side at strip area (south side of runway opposite A3 exit) and rolled over on its side resulting to substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1396939/samos-ptosi-elikopterou-diasothike-o-pilotos/
https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/ptosi-elikopteroy-stin-samo-diasothike-o-pilotos
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TCHMV/history/20230728/0456Z/LGPA/LGSM
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/58799_1665322780.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex EK-H002, HA-LEX, (YR-MIR), F-WWPR
Location
Media:
Private Helicopter Crash at Samos Airport: Pilot Miraculously Unharmed (photos) https://t.co/AfXC8zaz4w pic.twitter.com/CPGhqCmxlT
— Greek City Times (@greekcitytimes) July 28, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2023 07:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 08:03 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2023 08:31 | BrC | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2023 09:04 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2023 13:00 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 11-Aug-2023 07:59 | harro | Updated |
| 09-Sep-2023 07:18 | harro | Updated |
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