ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342937
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 2006 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | Quebec Helicopteres Inc. |
| Registration: | C-GJZH |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mascouche (CSK3) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The head of maintenance checked the engine, its controls, and other systems, then started the engine normally. The tail boom and its components were sent to Robinson Helicopters for a major overhaul. The head of maintenance suspects carburettor icing. **** ** **** Mise à jour #3: Le responsable de la maintenance a vérifié le moteur, ses contrôles et systèmes divers, puis a démarré le moteur normalement. La poutre de queue et ses composantes ont été envoyées en révision majeure à la compagnie Robinson Helicopters. Le responsable de la maintenance suspecte une condition de givrage du carburateur., 2006-08-02 - Québec Hélicoptères R-22 C-GJZH was VFR to Mascouche (CSK3). The pilot informed the Quebec City (CYQB) flight information centre (FIC) that, because of an engine failure, he had conducted a forced landing in a field near Mascouche. There were no deaths or injuries., 2006-08-02 - Update #2: Category changed from "incident" to "accident"., 2006-08-02 - Update #1: Update #1: Inserted TSB investigation class and number. According to TSB report #A06Q0077: Robinson R22 Beta C-GJZH was on a training flight with a student and an instructor. After more than 45 minutes of hovering training, the helicopter ascended. About 30 seconds later, when the helicopter was at about 1,000 feet agl, the engine (Lycoming O-320) power decreased considerably. The instructor immediately took the controls and conducted an autorotation. The helicopter landed on soft ground, and the tail rotor hit the ground. There was significant damage to the helicopter's tail boom and tail rotor. The poccupants were not injured. An inspection of the engine and the controls did not find any malfunctions. Weather conditions were suitable for visual flight, with no precipitation. The temperature at 12:00 p.m. was 9.4 degrees Celsius and the dew point was 0.0 degrees Celsius.
Sources:
CADORS 2006Q0896
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