Date:	Sunday 26 June 2016
Time:	14:47 UTC
Type:	Robinson R-22 Beta
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-BPNI
MSN:	0948
Year of manufacture:	1989
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-B2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Private Helipad, West Calder, West Lothian -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Private Helipad, West Calder, West Lothian
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AAIB investigation to Robinson R22 Beta, G-BPNI: Severely damaged when rolled after touchdown, West Calder, West Lothian, 26 June 2016. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Investigation, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:

"The pilot stated that he was landing the helicopter at a private site, on a concrete landing pad surrounded by grass that sloped down to the right as he approached it. Having touched down with the left skid on the concrete and the right on the grass, the right skid became caught in the grass and the helicopter rolled over. It came to rest on its side and was extensively damaged; the pilot was uninjured."

Nature of damage sustained to airframe: The AAIB report confirmed that G-BPNI was "damaged beyond economic repair"

1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59e9f58ee5274a11af27636b/Robinson_R22_Beta_G-BPNI_11-17.pdf
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/39299/
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000713767.html
4. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BPNI.html
5. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-bpni
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Calder

This Robinson R-22 Beta was built in 1989, and was first UK registered (from new) as G-BPNI on 6 February 1989, and has passed through the hands of seven owners between February 1989 and May 2016. Although the AAIB deemed that the airframe was "damaged beyond economic repair" in its report (dated 9 November 2017) the airframe has not been de-registered

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Nov-2017 22:37	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-Nov-2017 22:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
15-Aug-2018 19:45	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator]
03-May-2024 08:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Category]