ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184395
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| Date: | Friday 25 September 2015 |
| Time: | 14:16 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Elstree Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-DEFY |
| MSN: | 3633 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire (ETR/EGTR) |
| Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire (ETR/EGTR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Robinson R22 Beta G-DEFY operated by Paul D. White Ltd t/a Elstree Helicopters. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25/9/2015 when Rolled over on take off at Elstree Aerodrome, Elstree, Hertfordshire. Pilot was beginning his first solo flight. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following a satisfactory dual detail, the student pilot was briefed by his instructor to carry out a solo takeoff, hover and landing; it was to be the student’s first solo flight. The instructor vacated the helicopter and moved a safe distance away before giving his student the signal to proceed.
The student pilot completed his pre-takeoff checks and started to lift gently into a hover from the grass surface. Before the helicopter stabilised in the hover, it rolled to the right and onto its side, suffering extensive damage. The student pilot, who suffered a minor injury, vacated the helicopter through the cabin door. He reported that the helicopter had been subject to dynamic rollover".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report G-DEFY sustained "substantial" damage. The damage presumably substantial enough to render the aircraft as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-DEFY was cancelled by the CAA on 10/3/2016 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/56bc4529ed915d10bd000014/Robinson_R22_Beta_G-DEFY_02-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DEFY
3. http://helihub.com/2015/09/25/25-sep-15-g-defy-robinson-r22-elstree-uk/
4. Robinson R22 Beta II G-DEFY at Duxford Aerodrome 18/06/2015: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bradley_at_egsh/19540974499
5. http://www.pbase.com/denham/image/161035496
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2016 16:53 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 11-Feb-2016 16:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 15-Jul-2016 16:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 12:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2018 17:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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