ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188853
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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2016 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Polar Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CDMG |
| MSN: | 1874 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manston Airport, Spitfire Way, Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| Manston, Kent | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft experienced a hard landing and subsequent rollover while hovering over the presently closed Manston Airport site (EGMH), Manston, Kent, England. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the two occupants on board received minor injuries.
A spokesman for SECAmb said: "Ambulance crews in two ambulances and two cars attended the scene and two patients, a man and a woman were treated for injuries including arm and head injuries before being taken to William Harvey Hospital." Kent Police were also called to the scene. A spokesman said: "Officers were called to Manston airfield in Spitfire Way after receiving a report that a helicopter had come down. Officers, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Secamb attended. A man and a woman who were in the aircraft, sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening. There are no reports of anyone else in the aircraft. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch was informed."
UPDATE; The official AAIB report into the accident was published 07-12-2016, and the following is the summary from that report:
"During a proficiency check of a qualified pilot, the instructor closed the throttle at the start of an autorotation and opened it at about 50 ft to prepare the aircraft for the power recovery. However, the qualified pilot did not attempt to the flare the helicopter, even when verbally prompted by the instructor. To assist the pilot, the instructor attempted to flare but found that the pilot had “frozen” on the controls to the extent that the instructor was unable to override the pilot. Consequently, the helicopter hit the ground with a nose-down attitude before coming to a rest on its left side. Both pilots, who were wearing lap and diagonal harnesses, suffered minor injuries but were able to exit the helicopter via the right-hand door."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Total hull loss" - which would indicate that the airframe was damaged beyond economic repair. This was confirmed when the registration G-CDMG was cancelled by the CAA on 5/5/2017 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5825a98b40f0b66201000023/Robinson_R22_Beta_G-CDMG_12-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CDMG
3. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/emergency-crews-at-scene-of-99555/
4. https://www.kentlive.news/two-people-injured-after-helicopter-topples-over-at-manston-airport/story-29548419-detail/story.html
5. http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-07-25/man-and-woman-injured-in-helicopter-accident/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2016 15:47 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Jul-2016 16:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2016 23:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 08-Dec-2016 15:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2018 23:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Aug-2018 23:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2018 22:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 27-Jul-2023 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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