ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186337
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1992 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Croftflight Ltd |
| Registration: | G-GOLO |
| MSN: | 1124 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wayker Farm, near Windsor, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wycombe Air Park, Booker (EGTB) |
| Private Helipad near Egham, Surrey | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17-1-1992 when crashed in thick fog at Wayker Farm, near Windsor, Berkshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING IN THICK FOG. VISIBILITY APPROX 100 YARDS. A/C DESTROYED. 1 MINOR INJURY . PRE-FLIGHT FORECAST (AIRMET FORM 215) OBTAINED BY PILOT STATED ISOLATED MIST & VISIBILITY 4000 METRES.
HOWEVER, AMENDED FORECAST ISSUED BY MET OFFICE LATER INDICATED WIDESPREAD FOG, 200 METRES WITH CLOUD BETWEEN 500 FEET AND GROUND LEVEL. EN-ROUTE FROM WYCOMBE AIR PARK, BOOKER, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, TO A PRIVATE SITE NEAR EGHAM, SURREY, UNDER SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE AT 1000 FEET, PILOT ENCOUNTERED FOG BELOW HIM AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUESTED DESCENT TO 500 FEET. DURING DESCENT IN TURN, PILOT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING A/C AND ENTERED CLOUD. HIGH RATE OF DESCENT BUILT UP AND A/C BROKE CLOUD AT 50 FEET ABOVE A PLOUGHED FIELD. IMMEDIATE RUN ON LANDING CARRIED OUT BUT A/C ROLLED AND BROKE UP.
PILOT EVACUATED A/C WITH MINOR INJURIES. A/C THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-GOLO was cancelled by the CAA on 16-4-1992 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f16a40f0b613460003ab/Robinson_R22_Beta__G-GOLO_03-92.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=GOLO
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14665
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/39860650@N02/5285265878
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2016 15:33 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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