ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245499
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| Date: | Monday 5 November 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162HDF |
| Owner/operator: | France |
| Registration: | F-WSPM |
| MSN: | 8142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Pierre et Miquelon -
 St. Pierre and Miquelon
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Pierre and Miquelon private helipad |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon private helipad | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter took off into the wind. It reached an altitude of around 20 m and turned 180° to head south. Shortly after this turn, the aircraft rolled around 45° to the left, quickly lost height and violently struck the ground.
Contributing factors
Factors that may have contributed to the loss of control :
- the use of an "oblique" take-off technique in turbulent and tailwind conditions, although the site does not require such a practice;
- the positioning of the helicopter for a photo shoot which restricted the possibilities of the take-off trajectory.
Factors that may have contributed to the lack of recovery of control of the helicopter:
- a late reaction of the pilot to counteract the abrupt departure in left roll which required prompt actions and significant amplitudes;
- the left forward C of G of the helicopter due to the absence of a balance weight that could limit control travel in certain sectors;
- the high mass associated with refueling and passenger carrying offering little reserve engine power.
It is possible that the pilot's lack of experience on helicopters contributed to the pilot not being sufficiently precise to fly safely in a marginal part of the EXEC162's flight envelope.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-rotorway-exec-162-registered-f-wspm-on-05-11-2018-at-saint-pierre-et-miquelon/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2020 20:42 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jul-2021 16:08 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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