ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77865
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 2004 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-CBXX |
| MSN: | 1264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Conlig, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Near Conlig, Bangor, Northern Ireland | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 08-05-2004 when crashed near Conlig, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland: On lifting into the hover, the aircraft began to oscillate in pitch. A hard landing ensued and the aircraft rolled onto its side. The pilot - the sole person on board - was uninjured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following an uneventful flight of about 10 minutes with one passenger, the pilot landed in a northerly direction on a level field on his farm to allow the passenger to disembark. The weather was good with a northerly surface wind of approximately 5 knots. The pilot in the front right seat maintained a constant cyclic position while the passenger got out of the front left seat and cleared the helicopter to the front.
Once he was clear, the pilot applied collective and lifted into the hover. Almost immediately, he was aware that the cyclic control was almost fully forward and seemed very "light". The aircraft began to oscillate in pitch. Unable to control this movement, the pilot's priority was to land and this resulted in a hard landing, following which the helicopter rolled onto its side.
No defect with the control system could subsequently be identified, although the disruption to the controls from the impact was severe."
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Severe damage" sustained to airframe. As a result, the registration G-CBXX was cancelled by the CAA on 08-05-2004 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fdeb40f0b61342000877/dft_avsafety_pdf_030208.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CBXX
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1819
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2010 19:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Sep-2010 19:24 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
| 22-Dec-2012 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2015 21:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 02-Aug-2016 21:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 02-Aug-2016 22:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2016 23:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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