ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204271
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 2009 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Flight Centre (Australasia) Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-YDA |
| MSN: | 4346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Whitsunday Coast Airport, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Whitsunday Aerodrome, near Airlie Beach, Queensland |
| Whitsunday Coast Airport, Proserpine, Queensland (YBPN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 2 April 2009, at about 1236 EST (Eastern Standard Time), a flight instructor and student pilot in a Robinson Helicopter Company R22 Beta, registered VH-YDA, departed from Whitsunday Aerodrome, near Airlie Beach, Queensland, for Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport on a dual training flight. The student flew the helicopter to Proserpine to conduct normal circuits and auto rotations
The pilots recalled that the weather was clear and the wind was light and variable for the circuits to runway 11 at Proserpine. After two normal circuits, the student conducted a further two or three circuits that included simulated engine failures and autorotations. The student reported that the autorotations were initiated at 1,000 feet above ground level (AGL) on short final approach and were terminated over the grass adjacent to the first half of runway 11
The instructor recalled that the student’s flying was good, except for an early flare on the first auto rotation at about 14:00 EST, the helicopter collided with terrain on the grass alongside the departure end of runway 11. The helicopter was seriously damaged and the instructor was seriously injured. Both pilots were unable to recall any details of the flight immediately before the impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2009/aair/ao-2009-010/
2. http://helihub.com/2009/04/02/2-apr-09-vh-yda-robinson-r22-whitsunday-coast-airport-australia/
3. https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/chopper-crashes-two-in-hospital/201200/
4. http://safetyinaustralia.com.au/latest/safety-news/141209-qld-chopper-crash-investigation-200912133474.html
5. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/1288320/ao2009010.pdf
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/39156-vh-yda-2
7. http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/australia/20091114.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | Pineapple | Added |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:02 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Sep-2018 22:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 11:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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