ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169072
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 June 2001 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Eirecopter Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | EI-CMI |
| MSN: | 1129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Field adjacent to Birr Airfield, Birr, County Offaly -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Birr Airfield, Birr in County Offaly (EIBR) |
| Weston Aerodrome, Dublin (EIWT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While transitioning out of Birr Airfield during a solo navigational exercise, the student pilot observed that he was not climbing as normal and felt that the helicopter was suffering from a lack of power. Fearful of imminent impact with a number of obstructions ahead of his position the pilot decided to carry out an emergency landing in a field adjacent to the airfield. During the final phase of the run-on landing, the helicopter started to drift to the right and subsequently rolled over onto its right-hand side just prior to coming to a halt. The pilot evacuated the helicopter without injury.
Directional control was lost during the deceleration phase of an emergency run-on landing. The emergency landing was initiated by the pilot in the belief that he was suffering from a loss of power/climb performance.
A reduction in power/climb performance most likely occurred as a result of a combination of mishandling factors including:
1) The selection of continuous full carburettor heat during transition and initial climb.
2) Overpitching during the transition and initial climb, and
3) The initiation of climb attitude at a speed less than that recommended for safe operation during take-off and climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/3486-REPORT_2002_003-0.PDF
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11
3. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/ei.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 15:38 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 26-Sep-2016 16:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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