ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60838
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| Date: | Friday 22 May 2009 |
| Time: | 08:33 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Vesta Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-RHC |
| MSN: | 2596 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Grand Central Airport, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Central Airport, Gauteng (FAGC) |
| Grand Central Airport, Gauteng (FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot took off on an initial solo flight from Grand Central Aerodrome, Gauteng (FAGC).(On a grass area next to taxiway “V”). During the liftoff, he failed to compensate for weight and gravity shift and as a result the helicopter entered a dynamic rollover. Since it was very close to the ground, he was unable to recover from the situation.
The student pilot suffered a broken collar bone and rib. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the main rotor and skids, and the windscreen was shattered.
Probable Cause: The student pilot used a poor technique during liftoff, which resulted in the helicopter entering a dynamic rollover
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8657.pdf
2. http://www.aviacioncr.net/foto/?id=65186
3. http://helihub.com/2009/05/22/22-may-09-zs-rhc-robinson-r22-grand-central-south-africa/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 2000 | ZS-RHC | 0 | Mountain - between Nelspruit and Barberton | |
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| 27 March 2014 | ZS-RHC | Vortx Aviation Training | 0 | Freeway airport (FAFW) | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:38 | Topaz | Added |
| 03-Oct-2016 01:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2016 01:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 03-Oct-2016 01:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2018 20:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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