ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214670
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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 2012 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | Helimax |
| Registration: | PP-MEJ |
| MSN: | 3219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maricá airport, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro (SDMC) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Maricá airport, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro (SDMC) |
| Maricá airport, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro (SDMC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Robinson R22 PP-MEJ of Helimax, was written off (damaged beyond repair) 22/11/2012 when turned over during attempted landing at Maricá airport, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (SDMC). Helicopter landed on its port side with the tail boom separated. According to a rough translation from Brazilian into English of a contemporary newspaper report (see link #2)
"Helicopter crashes at Maricá airport, RJ, on Thursday morning
According to the Fire Department, the instructor and the pilot were not injured.
The aircraft belongs to Helimax, according to the Aeroclube.
From the G1 Lakes Region
An instruction helicopter crashed late Thursday morning at the airport in Maricá, RJ. The aircraft belongs to the company Helimax, according to the Aeroclube of the city. The helicopter was trying to land near the airport when it flipped over. According to the Fire Department, the instructor and pilot were not injured.
However, Firefighter information confirms that the aircraft has been destroyed. A regional team from the Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents, Cenipa, went to the site. Yesterday morning, November 21, in Rio de Janeiro, another instruction helicopter crashed leaving two dead . The helicopter left Jacarepaguá airport and headed towards Angra dos Reis, before the collision at Guaratiba.
The area where the accident happened is usually used for instruction flights, as it has a smaller number of aircraft. The weather, however, was quite cloudy and therefore with low visibility."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://helihub.com/2012/11/22/22-nov-12-pp-mej-robinson-r22-marica-brazil/
2. http://g1.globo.com/rj/serra-lagos-norte/noticia/2012/11/helicoptero-cai-no-aeroporto-de-marica-rj-na-manha-desta-quinta.html
3. http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/cidades/vc-reporter-helicoptero-capota-durante-pouso-em-marica-no-rj,4c48af97a555b310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maric%C3%A1_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 2006 | PP-MEJ | Piraquara, PR | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2018 22:56 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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