ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152385
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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 2001 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Biggin Hill Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ZBHH |
| MSN: | 129-0869 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH/EGKR), Surrey |
| Redhill Aerodrome (KRH/EGKR), Surrey | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex-G-GINZ: re-registered as G-ZBHH on 20 August 1999. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 September 2001 when crashed at Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey. According to the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The day before the accident the pilot had carried out his first solo flight in the Hughes 269C after some consolidation training with an instructor. This training had included engine-off landings. On the day of the accident the instructor and student flew from Biggin Hill, Kent to Redhill to complete further consolidation and solo flying.
Having flown four dual circuits, the instructor considered the student ready to carry out further solo. The student successfully completed two circuits and took off for the third. He established the aircraft on a normal site picture approach for the 01 'H' with height and speed reducing.
The instructor, who was monitoring the circuits from the vicinity of the 01 'H', thought the helicopter appeared to stop at approximately 40 to 50 feet, turned left and then sank straight down to the ground. The student had experienced what he considered to be a rough running engine and, although it was still running he noticed a split between the engine and rotor RPM indicator needles.
He ensured that the throttle was fully open but the helicopter continued to descend and, as it approached the ground, he commenced a flare, levelled the aircraft and tried to cushion the landing using the collective pitch lever. The helicopter landed heavily, bounced and yawed to the left. When it was stationary the pilot carried out the emergency shut down drills before exiting unassisted through the normal exit. "
Damage sustained to G-ZBHH: Per the AAIB report "Damaged beyond economical repair with bent rotor blades, tail rotor and skids". As a result the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 28 June 2002 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f167e5274a1317000385/dft_avsafety_pdf_501844.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=RJXA
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1381840/
4. http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-HMX
5. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=30
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 08:20 | TB | Added |
| 15-Feb-2015 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2015 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2016 18:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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