ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155632
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 April 2013 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Clipper I |
| Owner/operator: | Paramount Helicopters |
| Registration: | OO-PIV |
| MSN: | 2009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Geel -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Geel |
| Diest/Webbekom Heliport (EBDW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was rented from the company ‘Paramount Helicopters’2 based at the heliport of
Diest/Webbekom (EBDW). The pilot, holding a Private Pilot License, took off from EBDW with one
cameraman on board. The purpose was to take aerial footage of the (transport) site of the company
which the pilot was working for.
Apart from the fact that the pilot reported that the ‘governor-off’ light came on during the approach, the helicopter landed uneventfully on an open asphalt area on the site, normally used for the stacking of shipping containers.
After the cameraman had disembarked the aircraft, the pilot prepared for the flight back to EBDW. The
helicopter was standing headed towards the northwest. A calm wind (+- 7 kt) was coming from the south-westerly direction. At lift-off, the helicopter violently rotated clockwise and rolled over the righthand skid to finally end onto its right side. The main rotor abruptly came to a stop when the blades came into contact with the asphalt underground. The pilot was uninjured and was able to climb out the aircraft via the opposite door.
Afterwards the pilot declared that the ‘governor-off’ light popped on again when he raised the collective
lever.
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
https://www.helispot.be/hs/page/detail.asp?sub=logboek&oid=E4F2E1
Images:
R44 OO-PIV at Schaffen-Diest (EBDT) 11 August 2012 (c) Harro Ranter
OO-PIV Robinson R44 Raven I at EBDT 11-8-2012 Photo H.Ranter/ASN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2013 07:41 | harro | Added |
| 28-Sep-2014 14:13 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2023 17:20 | harro | Updated [[Location]] |
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