ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137265
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2011 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XW211 |
| MSN: | 1106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SSE of Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP) |
| RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (EGUB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During external checks prior to take off from Middle Wallop, Hampshire the crew noted a discrepancy between the No.1 and No.2 hydraulic fluid levels. The MGB 'dog house' cowling was opened to conduct fault diagnosis and engineering personal at Benson were contacted for guidance. They were told to return the Puma to Benson but, with the cover re-closed, the locking bolt and securing pin were not fitted correctly.
Three minutes after take-off and at 900 feet agl, the cover detached and struck the main and tail rotor blades. An emergency landing was made in a field near to the Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hampshire, adjacent to the A303. The Puma struck the ground on its port undercarriage, yawed through 90 degrees, and rolled onto its starboard side breaking off the tail cone. The three crew were able to escape with minor injuries.
This helicopter had only recently returned to flying after a rebuild, following a collision with Puma HC.1 XW218 on 15th April 2007.
Sources:
2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011479/Miraculous-escape-crew-military-helicopter-crashes-field.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2011.htm
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-report-into-accident-involving-puma-xw211-on-05-jul-11
5. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_20110705_xw211.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 08:08 | saf7670 | Added |
| 05-Jul-2011 08:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2011 01:54 | acw367 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2011 13:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Jul-2011 12:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2012 12:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2012 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2012 03:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2012 03:59 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2015 06:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2015 18:09 | Froome | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 17-Mar-2016 18:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2016 21:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 14:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 26-Oct-2017 20:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2017 20:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport] |
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