Accident Robinson R22 Beta II YR-MDV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222740
 
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Date:Friday 8 March 2019
Time:09:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R22 Beta II
Owner/operator:Scoala Superioara de Aviatie Civila
Registration: YR-MDV
MSN: 4474
Year of manufacture:2010
Total airframe hrs:593 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Strejnic Airfield, Târgșoru Vechi, 5 km west of Ploiești -   Romania
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Ploiesti-Aerodromul Strejnic (lrpv)
Destination airport:Ploiesti-Aerodromul Strejnic (lrpv)
Investigating agency: CIAS
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Robinson R22 of the Romanian Aviation Academy crashed at Strejnic Airfield, Târgșoru Vechi, 5 km west of Ploiești, during a training flight.

After performing the pre-take-off checks and having all the normal parameters, the student pilot started the take-off procedure. The helicopter detached from the ground, initially with the left skid, followed by the de-energization of the right skid.
The helicopter then attained an uncontrolled inclination to the right began and pivoted around the right skid and hit the ground with the main rotor blades.
After the contact of the rotor blades with the ground, the helicopter overturned on the right side - back, one of the rotor blades came off and reached 36 meters of wreckage, and the tail boom broke.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CIAS
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

1. https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/un-elicopter-cu-doi-oameni-la-bord-s-a-prabusit-in-judetul-prahova.html
2. https://evz.ro/elicopter-prabusit-prahova-incident-aviatic.html
3. https://www.dcnews.ro/elicopter-prabusit_641216.html
4. https://deskgram.net/p/1995163664898081259_6170427970

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2019 17:00 Alexthespotter Added
08-Mar-2019 17:10 Alexthespotter Updated [Phase]
08-Mar-2019 17:24 Alexthespotter Updated [Narrative]
09-Mar-2019 14:02 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Mar-2019 20:41 A.J.Scholten Updated [Source]
20-Mar-2019 17:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Dec-2023 11:41 harro Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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