ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190106
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| Date: | Friday 14 December 2007 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Exmoor Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-DODR |
| MSN: | 1325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cranfield Aerodrome, Cranfield, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cranfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) |
| Cranfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14-12-2007 when went out of control whilst hovering at low level, and crashed at Cranfield Aerodrome, Cranfield, Bedfordshire: The student pilot was conducting an early hovering exercise, when the aircraft’s right skid came into contact with the ground, and the aircraft rolled over. The aircraft was extensively damaged; the student pilot was uninjured, and his instructor received only minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The student pilot and his instructor were conducting an early hovering exercise. The weather conditions were described as 'suitable', and the aircraft was positioned over a large clear area with good visual references. The student had already demonstrated his ability to control simultaneously the aircraft’s heading with the yaw pedals and its height with the collective, when he progressed onto cyclic control.
For this exercise, the student had control of the cyclic, and attempted to maintain his position over the ground, whilst the instructor had responsibility for maintaining the aircraft’s height and heading.
The instructor described the student’s progress as good. Whenever the student drifted from the allocated area, the instructor took full control and re-positioned the aircraft in the centre of the area, allowing the student to take control of the cyclic again, from a stable hover.
During this hover exercise, the right skid made contact with the ground, and the aircraft rolled over, coming to rest on its left side. The instructor switched the aircraft battery power off, selected the fuel mixture to 'lean', and both occupants then exited the aircraft. The emergency services were quickly on the scene, and took the crew to hospital, where they were released a short time later. The aircraft suffered substantial damage".
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Substantial" damage. The damage sustained was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-DODR was cancelled by the CAA on 17-10-2008
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542301ef40f0b61346000bc7/Robinson_R22_Beta__G-DODR_05-08.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DODR
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=49047
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2016 14:20 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Sep-2016 14:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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