ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273392
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-HUM |
| MSN: | 0931 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belfast/Steelpoort area -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Belfast district |
| Carolina | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was helping family, in the Belfast district, spotting field fires and on his way to Carolina he wanted to land next to a road in order to make a phone call when the accident happened. According to the pilot he flew down wind and as he turned right base for finals he allowed the rpm to decay and a hard landing onto the right skid followed, this caused the helicopter to roll over. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot allowed the rotor rpm to decay to a point where he was unable to control the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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