ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55052
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| Date: | Saturday 16 March 2002 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Puma HC.1 (SA 330E) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XW227 |
| MSN: | WA1178 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jonesborough, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bessbrook Barracks |
| Foughill | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in emergency landing after tail rotor failure.
**A technical failure had been ruled out. The pilot had decided to overshoot after realising he was flying too fast and too steeply to land, but the helicopter struck a perimeter fence and became entangled in barbed wire, pulling it to the ground.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_20020316_xw227.pdf
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2002.htm
**AFM MAR 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2010 13:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2010 02:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2011 02:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2012 10:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2016 21:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 14:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2021 14:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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