ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199176
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 2017 |
| Time: | c. 13:20 |
| Type: |  Guimbal Cabri G2 |
| Owner/operator: | Kapiti Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-IMZ |
| MSN: | 1178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waikawa Beach, Manawatu 4 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP) |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed in a farm paddock near Waikawa Beach during a training flight from Paraparaumu Airport (NZPP).
The instructor escaped injury, but his student was slightly injured and was taken to Palmerston North Hospital for treatment.
Conclusions made by the Civil Aviation Authorities investigation:
- The instructor pilot did not make the appropriate control inputs to effectively prevent or arrest the left yaw rate as the aircraft transitioned from cruise to hovering flight, resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
- The characteristics of Fenestron-equipped aircraft are significantly different from that of a conventional tail rotor. The thrust created by the Fenestron is adequate, and the amount of pedal input required by the pilot is much larger and must be applied more rapidly than what is required for a conventional anti-torque system.
- The ELT was not configured correctly. This prevented the remote switch from arming the ELT and prevented the ELT from activating in the accident.
- The accident occurred on a VMC approach to a clear, unimproved landing area in favourable conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Radio NZ News.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/96113941/helicopter-crash-near-horowhenua
https://www.aviation.govt.nz/safety/safety-reporting/safety-investigation-reports/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2017 05:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-Aug-2017 07:08 | rotorspot | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Aug-2017 08:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 01:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-May-2020 06:45 | JMW69 | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2020 06:46 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 15:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 03:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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