ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178089
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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 2015 |
| Time: | 11:27 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | Sergey Ananov |
| Registration: | D-HDIM |
| MSN: | 3609 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Davis Strait between Baffin Island and Greenland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iqaluit, Nunavut (CYFB) |
| Nuuk Greenland (BGGH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter was operating VFR from Iqaluit, Nunavut to Nuuk, Greenland as part of a solo circumnavigation attempt. The pilot (Sergey Ananov from Russia) auto-rotated and ditched the aircraft in the Davis Strait, 204 nautical miles east of Iqaluit Airport, at approximate co ordinates 64'18.06"N, 06'05.622"W. Cause of accident reportedly due to a broken drive belt. He was wearing an immersion suit and managed to take the life raft while exiting the aircraft.
The aircraft sank. There was no ELT signal captured. Although there were several alerting devices on board the aircraft, the pilot only had time to retrieve the life raft before the aircraft sank. He managed to swim to a nearby ice floe. The pilot was being tracked by a responsible person. When the target had not moved for a period of 30 minutes, authorities were advised and search & rescue efforts commenced. Rescue efforts were affected by dense fog. The pilot floated on the ice floe until noticing the lights of the Coast Guard vessel 3 miles away. He fired a flare to attract attention and was rescued by helicopter approximately 32 hours after ditching. He was not injured.
Sources:
1. CADORS 2015C2735
2. TSB Occurrence No: A15Q0108
3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sergey-ananov-russian-helicopter-pilot-missing-in-davis-strait-found-alive-1.3168690
4. http://helicopterforum.verticalreference.com/topic/19069-around-the-world-r22-missing/
5. http://sputniknews.com/world/20150727/1025099714.html
6. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/missing-helicopter-pilot-found-alive-and-well-on-ice-floe-military-318622481.html
7. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=1378608
8. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/27960/
9. https://www.facebook.com/R22RTW
Media:
Thank you, #Canada, for finding and rescuing Russian helicopter pilot Sergey #Ananov! @CanadianForces @Transport_gc @CanadaFP
— Russia in Canada (@RussianEmbassyC) July 27, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2015 15:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Jul-2015 16:44 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 27-Jul-2015 17:59 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 31-Jul-2015 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2016 17:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2018 17:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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