ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280921
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| Date: | Monday 8 October 1990 |
| Time: | 15:05 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ASYW |
| MSN: | 2219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Redhill Aerodrome, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) |
| Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) |
Bell 47G-2 G-ASYW was delivered to Bristow Helicopters Ltd at Redhill on 26 November 1964, and remained with them all its life on the UK register (until 1996). It sustained substantial damage on 8 October 1990 in a takeoff accident at Redhill Aerodrome, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey.
On a solo flight at Redhill Airfield on the morning of 8 October 1990, as the student pilot of Bell 47G G-ASYW lifted off the helicopter developed a slight yaw. This she corrected and touched down. On her second take off attempt, initially all went well before the helicopter developed a large deviation in pitch attitude. She sought to correct this with the application of collective pitch. However this caused major pitch oscillations until she returned the collective pitch setting to where it had been. This resulted in the helicopter landing heavily, with momentum forward and to starboard, which damaged the landing skids and their supports, to the extent that these pierced the underside of the cabin. The pilot was uninjured and able to exit the helicopter unaided.
As stated above, the helicopter was repaired and returned to service, and G-ASYW remained with Bristow Helicopters at Redhill until 4 June 1996, when the UK registration was cancelled as "Transferred to another country or authority: FRANCE". Sold in France 12/12/97 as F-GMPZ (ntu) then to F-GIZV with Air Antilles. [Ex VR-BBA, CP-704, VP-TCF, CP-671, VR-BBA (again) between 1958 and 1964]
Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report EW/G90/10/03: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f7e3e5274a13170006d9/Bell_47G-2__G-ASYW_12-90.pdf (Page 52)
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ASYW.pdf
3. G-ASYW at the 1966 Biggin Hill Air Fair 15/5/1966: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/237912/G-ASYW
4. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/T3-ATD/676788
5. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/b47-1.php
6. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=18637.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2022 16:56 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Jul-2022 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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