ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169195
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-YYS |
| MSN: | 1801 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mareeba Airport, Qld -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mareeba Airport, Qld |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the translation from hover to forward flight, the helicopter yawed to the left. The pilot raised collective and rolled the throttle on and the helicopter then spun quickly about 90 degrees to the right. The pilot heard an increase in engine noise as a loud buzz. The helicopter then pitched up and down, and as he attempted to control it with the cyclic, the helicopter very quickly yawed about 180 degrees to the left. The helicopter rolled to the left and the pilot noticed the main rotor blades flapping.
The pilot eased the collective into the ground and as the helicopter touched down, it started to roll to the left. He moved the cyclic right, reduced the throttle and the helicopter rocked from side to side and then settled. During the event, the rotor blades contacted the tail boom resulting in substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ao-2014-038.aspx
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 2014 | VH-YYS | Private | 0 | SSE of Archer River Roadhouse, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2014 06:48 | Aerossurance | Added |
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