ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141633
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 06-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | 11:26 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Operator: | Polar Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-CHZN |
| C/n / msn: | 0884 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Lancaster Way Business Park,Witchford, near Ely, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manston Airport, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| Fenland Airfield, Spalding (EGCL) |
The Robinson R22 helicopter was flying from Manston to Fenland. Near Ely, witnesses on the ground saw it pitch and roll rapidly, the two main rotor blades separated from the rotor head and the aircraft fell to the ground.
The pilot was fatally injured. The accident was caused by main rotor divergence resulting in mast bumping, the rotor blades striking the airframe and rotor blade separation. The report includes Safety Recommendations, to the EASA and the FAA, that refer to the certification requirements for future light helicopters, to reduce the risk of ‘loss of main rotor control’ accidents.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/AAIB%20Bulletin%202-2013.pdf
http://www.heart.co.uk/cambridge/news/local/ely-man-killed-helicopter-crash/
http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/update_man_dies_as_helicopter_crashes_in_cambridgeshire_1_1170589
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/east-midlands/man_killed_in_helicopter_crash_1_3397272
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/january/6/man_dies_in_helicopter_crash.aspx
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/06/man-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-ely-115875-23684667/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-16445371
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/east-midlands/man_killed_in_helicopter_crash_1_3396724
http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1188484F.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 08:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 10:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 10:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2012 11:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 00:46 | 81.155.22.196 | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 09-Sep-2012 11:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2013 12:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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