ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189863
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B Jet Ranger III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CODE |
| MSN: | 3850 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barlow's Farm, Dark Lane, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barlow's Farm, Bredbury, Cheshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On departure from a private landing site on a farm, the pilot lifted the helicopter into a hover, turned downwind and hover-taxied to the end of the field in order to gain more room for the take-off. He then made a 'spot turn' to the right to bring the helicopter back into the wind but, at that point, 'the wind gusted' and tail rotor effectiveness was lost.
The helicopter began to spin and struck the ground before the pilot could regain control. It eventually came to rest on its right side. The accident happened in daylight (15:00 hours Local time) and in fine weather. However, there were strong, gusting winds. The surface wind at Manchester International Airport, some ten miles from the accident site, was 075 degrees/16 knots, gusting to 27 knots.
The Flight Manual advises that the helicopter has been demonstrated in sideways and rearwards flight at wind speeds up to 17 knots. Therefore the surface wind at the time of the accident may have exceeded the speed at which the helicopter's controllability in these situations has been proven.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damage to the main rotor blades, main gearbox, transmission, fuselage, tail boom and engine". As a result, the airframe was declared as "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-CODE was cancelled by the CAA on 06-08-2007 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ebbe40f0b6134200009b/Bell_206B_Jet_Ranger_III__G-CODE_07-07.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CODE
3. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/two-hurt-in-helicopter-crash-991153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2016 00:18 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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