ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204926
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1990 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-IBE |
| MSN: | 1033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Birrimba Station, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Birrimba Station, NT |
| Birrimba Station, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was being used to muster cattle from a paddock to a lane, when one of the animals stopped and the pilot manoeuvred the helicopter towards it. This required a down-wind hover in gusty wind conditions and a high air temperature. As it was in an open field, the pilot did not consider it a difficult operation. During this operation, the pilot realised he had applied full anti-torque pedal and was over-pitching the main rotor. He lowered the pitch control but the tail of the aircraft collided with a nearby dead tree, severing the tail rotor blades. The main rotor blades then struck the tree and the aircraft landed heavily, bending the skids.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000583/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32479/aair199000583.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 11:38 | Pineapple | Added |
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