ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30449
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Minster Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BGYW |
| MSN: | 113-0257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bournemouth Airport - BOH/EGHH, Hurn, Bournemouth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bournemouth/Hurn Airport (BOH/EGHH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SEVERE VIBRIATION OCCURRED ON START-UP. GROUND RESONANCE SET IN & A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED, RPM INCREASED TO 2000 AT WHICH STAGE SEVERE & ABRUPT GROUND RESONANCE WAS EXPERIENCED. AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE RPM FOR A QUICK LIFT-OFF WAS MADE BUT THE PROBLEM ADVANCED TOO RAPIDLY & CONTROL WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE BUT THE A/C HAD INCURRED SEVERE DAMAGE.
CAA CLOSURE: ACCIDENT CAUSED BY GROUND RESONANCE, POSSIBLY INDUCED BY INCORRECT OPERATING PRESSURES IN LANDING GEAR OLEO DAMPERS, EXACERBATED BY UNAUTHORISED MOD TO BEARINGS IN PORT OLEO DAMPER TOP MOUNTING LUGS.
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BGYW.pdf
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14380
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Nov-2014 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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