ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172790
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| Date: | Thursday 30 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:58 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Northumbria Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-MOGY |
| MSN: | 0899 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 nm SE of West Chevington, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) |
| Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30/10/2014 is a heavy landing 1/2 nautical mile South East of West Chevington, Northumberland. Police were called to the area south of Acklington and north of Red Row at about 1 pm. Police said two men who were in the helicopter had suffered minor injuries and were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle as a precaution. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The instructor and student were engaged on a training assignment identical to one they had practised the previous day. They departed Newcastle Airport to the north and commenced a series of autorotations from altitude with power recovery at a piece of open ground about 26 km from the airport. They then began circuit practice, which was performed into wind and in a right-hand direction.
At the time of the accident, the instructor was demonstrating a circuit to the student. During the transition to forward flight from the hover, having gained Effective Translational Lift (ETL), the instructor applied more forward cyclic control in order to gain speed. Simultaneously, he lowered the collective control to remain at the same height, as he felt that the extra lift was causing them to climb. However, it appears that these control inputs caused the helicopter to descend until the front of the right skid struck the ground and dug into the muddy, level surface. The instructor also recalled that the helicopter was yawing to the left as it struck the ground, which he believes indicates that the collective had been lowered excessively.
The helicopter pivoted forward and rotated to the right about the skid, before coming to rest on its left side. The instructor shut down the engine and both occupants evacuated through the shattered windscreens."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report, the "helicopter was destroyed". As a result, the registration G-MOGY was cancelled on 6/4/2017 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-robinson-r22-beta-g-mogy
2. http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/men-injured-in-helicopter-incident-1-6925416
3. http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2014-10-30/two-injured-in-helicopter-incident-in-northumberland/
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
5. http://helihub.com/2014/10/30/30-oct-14-ackington-uk/
6. Photos of wreckage: https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/554521-uk-aaib-h-january-2015-a.html#post8823246
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2015 16:53 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 16-Jan-2015 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 16-Jan-2015 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 17-Aug-2018 21:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 21:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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