ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59993
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 2008 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Astro |
| Owner/operator: | South West Air Charter Ltd |
| Registration: | G-YIIK |
| MSN: | 0640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pack Horse Farm, Huddersfield Road, Delph, near Oldham, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pack Horse Farm, Delph, near Oldham, Lancashire |
| Pack Horse Farm, Delph, near Oldham, Lancashire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-07-2008 when the pilot lost control of the helicopter, after entering the hover at a private landing site at Pack Horse Farm, Huddersfield Road, Delph, near Oldham, Lancashire. According to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"A large change in wind direction caused the aircraft to begin to rotate. The pilot managed to increase the helicopters height as it continued to rotate. At about 200 feet agl the helicopter stopped rotating and the low main rotor rpm (Nr) warning sounded. The pilot lowered the collective lever and elected to land in a field below. Just before impacting the ground the pilot raised the collective lever to try and cushion the impact. Nevertheless, the pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was damaged beyond economic repair. The pilot was removed from the helicopter about 10 minutes after the accident by paramedics from an air ambulance and taken to hospital." (According to some unofficial reports, the pilot was named as "David Cummaford (aged 46) and he sustained two broken legs; he was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital).
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-YIIK was cancelled by the CAA on 19-9-2008
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f43940f0b61346000537/Robinson_R44_Astro__G-YIIK_05-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=YIIK
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7517664.stm
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/336050-helicopter-down-delph.html
5. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/pilot-conscious-after-copter-crash-961368
6. http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news/11989/copter-pilot-escapes-with-broken-legs-in-horror-crash
7. Photo of wreckage: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6305864&nseq=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2009 01:07 | harro | Added |
| 30-Sep-2012 14:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2014 10:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
| 23-Nov-2014 05:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Oct-2016 22:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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