ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152464
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1999 |
| Time: | 15:39 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C (300) |
| Owner/operator: | Biggin Hill Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BBIV |
| MSN: | 41-0113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill Airport, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Biggin Hill Airport, Kent (BQH/EGKB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 5-4-1999 during a training flight at Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent. No injuries reported to the two person on board (instructor and pilot under training). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The instructor intended to demonstrate an engine-off landing initiated by a simulated engine failure in the climb after take off. After taking off into a surface wind of 240 degrees/09 knots and at an airspeed of 55 knots, the instructor closed the throttle at 250 feet agl and entered auto-rotation.
As the helicopter settled into the descent, the instructor noticed that the ground speed was less than anticipated and moved the cyclic control forward to increase the airspeed in order to provide adequate control at the flare. The flare was initiated at about 50 feet agl but the control inputs appeared to have little effect.
The instructor raised the collective lever to cushion the landing but this action was insufficient to prevent the aircraft striking the ground heavily causing substantial damage to the helicopter but leaving the pilots uninjured."
Per the AAIB report, G-BBIV received "Substantial" damage. This would appear to have rendered the helicopter as "beyond economic repair" as the registration G-BBIV was cancelled by the CAA on 11-8-1999 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fda340f0b613460009cf/dft_avsafety_pdf_501423.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BBIV
3. http://www.helicoptersafety.org/genericaccident.asp?ACType=H269
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BBIV.html
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulkelseyphotography/15743768218/in/photolist-pZdVMC-saigBk-sa9Yt5-s81t71-s81q1w-sa9VGy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2013 10:42 | TB | Added |
| 13-Mar-2015 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2016 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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