ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194376
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 2017 |
| Time: | 17:48 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Helos Aviation LLP |
| Registration: | G-MRRR |
| MSN: | 0473E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20R/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | The Warren, near Caversham, Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cotswolds area, Gloucestershire |
| Reading area, Berkshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter crashed next to the River Thames near The Warren, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire. Both occupants suffered minor injuries. The helicopter ended up on its side on wasteland, with the tail and rotors separated from the fuselage.
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on August 10, 2017, and the following is the summary from that report...
"Loss of control during approach to land, private site near Reading, Berkshire, 24 March 2017.
The helicopter was slowing to land at a private site, and to avoid overflying bystanders, the pilot modified his track and made his approach from the north-west corner of the site, over fields. As the helicopter entered the site, translational lift was lost and the pilot reacted by raising the collective and simultaneously applying left pedal. The helicopter started to spin in a clockwise direction whilst descending, but the pilot was unable to regain control and the aircraft landed heavily, damaging the skids and rolling over on to its side. The pilot and passenger vacated the aircraft unaided.
The helicopter was independently examined after the accident and the damage was consistent with the collapse of the right skid and rolling on to its side. There was no evidence of a pre-accident malfunction."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Right-hand skid collapsed, aircraft rolled over resulting in serious damage to the main rotors and tail rotor"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/595e3fe440f0b60a40000127/Hughes_500_Model_369E_G-MRRR_08-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=MRRR
3. https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/helicopter-crashes-caversham-banks-river-12795686
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/592667-r22-crash-caversham-24-march-17-a.html
5. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3173260/pilots-lucky-reading-helicopter-crash/
6. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/reading-crash-helicopter-crashes-near-river-thames-after-going-into-a-spin-a3498966.html
7. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/599746/Helicopter-crash-River-Thames-wreck-Reading-Caversham
8. http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/15181044.UPDATE__Helicopter_crashes_in_South_Oxfordshire/
9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-39392495
Media:
Two men had a lucky escape after the helicopter they were in crashed in #Caversham on Friday evening More>>https://t.co/Xw1zBFLEfd pic.twitter.com/CaOO1BLJs3
— Henley Standard (@henleystandard) March 28, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2017 20:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Mar-2017 20:34 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2017 22:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time] |
| 25-Mar-2017 07:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 25-Mar-2017 08:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2017 15:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2017 17:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2017 21:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2017 11:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2017 11:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2017 17:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2017 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Aug-2017 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Aug-2017 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
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