ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342893
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 2000 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-FDAA |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 NM NW of Manning, AB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The private helicopter pilot was departing an oil lease site that had been exposed to several days of rain. At take-off, the left skid of the Robinson R22 Beta helicopter stuck in mud, the right skid and nose lifted, and the tail rotor struck the ground. Before the pilot could react, the helicopter popped into the air and began to spin. When the pilot lowered the collective, the helicopter descended, struck the ground spinning and rolled onto the left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage; however, the pilot was uninjured. The helicopter was registered as a commercial aircraft and was being operated privately at the time of the occurrence. After arriving at the site, the pilot had exited the helicopter on the right side, onto firm gravel, and had re-entered from the same side. He had not walked to the left side, and had not observed that the left skid was mired in mud prior to the take-off. OPI - System Safety
Sources:
CADORS 2000C0876
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