ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272733
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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 2008 |
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| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-RRG |
| MSN: | 3483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In an open area on a farm, 20 nm north of Bloemfontein -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Tempe aerodrome, Free State Province (FATP) |
| Tempe aerodrome, Free State Province (FATP) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from Bloemfontein, New Tempe Aerodrome and landed at Aandgloor farm to pick up his friend. After picking up his friend, the pilot took off again and flew towards a westerly direction at an altitude of approximately 4 900 ft above mean sea level (AMSL), at 55 knots. The helicopter lost height and descended rapidly. The pilot immediately raised the collective, but the helicopter kept on descending. The helicopter ultimately made contact with the ground on the left skid, yawed to left and flipped over. The pilot and the passenger were not injured during the accident. The left-hand skid was destroyed, the main rotor blade was damaged, and the tail section detached from the tail boom. It is possible that the pilot attention might have been diverted while flying. Probable Cause: It is possible that the pilot might have lost control of the helicopter and impacted with terrain. Contributing factor/s: Pilot low level experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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