ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131564
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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 2011 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-KSWI |
| MSN: | 0204E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Allison C250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Cinnamon Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Draycot Farm Aerodrome, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire |
| St. Mellion, Saltash, Cornwall | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 19.6.2011 when crashed near Cinnamon Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset; The pilot, who was the only person on board, was airlifted to Frenchay hospital in Bristol with a serious head injury. According to the following except from the official AAIB report:
"While flying in the cruise at an altitude of 2,200 feet amsl, it is probable that the helicopter sustained a mechanical failure that resulted in the loss of pitch control to one of the tail rotor blades. During the subsequent attempt to land in a field, the airspeed reduced to the point where directional control of the helicopter seems to have been insufficient to maintain heading. At a height of approximately 50 feet, the helicopter yawed rapidly to the right before the rotation ceased and it developed a high rate of descent. The helicopter struck the ground heavily and was destroyed. The pilot survived but sustained serious injuries. There was no fire.
The investigation established the presence of fatigue cracks emanating from corrosion pits on the tail rotor blade pitch horn on one blade, which led to its failure. Also, the associated tail rotor pitch link had failed. The sequence of the two failures could not be established but either could explain the helicopter’s behaviour before it crashed. Neither the failed section of this tail rotor blade pitch horn nor the associated pitch link were recovered from the accident site."
Aircraft presumably written off (damaged beyond repair) as the registration G-KSWI was cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" on 26.01.2004.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f069e5274a13140002eb/McDonnell_Douglas_Helicopters_Hughes_369E_G-KSWI_02-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/9093414.Helicopter_crash_near_Glastonbury/
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/man-hurt-in-helicopter-crash-near-glastonbury-2300074.html
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-13832785
6. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/455060-helicopter-crashes-field-glastonbury.html
7. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/19/helicopter-crash-glastonbury-pilot-head-injury
Images:
Library image of aircraft
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2011 11:13 | RobertMB | Added |
| 19-Jun-2011 14:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Jun-2011 23:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 20-Jun-2011 11:08 | splendidorca | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 17-Feb-2012 13:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2014 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2016 00:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Dec-2016 22:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2016 22:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2016 22:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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