ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59742
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| Date: | Friday 1 May 2009 |
| Time: | 11:13 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta2 |
| Owner/operator: | Hong Kong Rotor Co. Ltd. |
| Registration: | B-LAT |
| MSN: | 4291 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sung Wong Toi Road, Kowloon, New Territories -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong (HKG/KHHH) |
| Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong (HKG/KHHH) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAD Hong Kong |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Robinson R22 helicopter of Hong Kong Rotor Company Limited operated by a pilot with one passenger on board took off at about 10:30 hrs on a private flight conducted in accordance with Visual Flight Rules from the Hong Kong Aviation Club Limited (HKAC) at Kai Tak, Kowloon to the New Territories.
At approximately 11:10 hrs, the pilot carried out an approach to land at the HKAC at Kai Tak, he encountered difficulties in stabilising the helicopter and performed a go around. After an uneventful go around, the pilot made a second approach but eventually decided to perform another go around due to difficulties in stabilising the helicopter.
As he was making a turn to the right, the helicopter started a spin in a clockwise direction. Whilst the helicopter was spinning, it began to lose altitude and drifted in a northerly direction until it impacted the windscreen of a coach parked in the parking lot adjacent to Sung Wong Toi Road. At the time of the accident, one person was working inside the coach. There was no post-impact fire but the aircraft was damaged. The pilot, the helicopter passenger and the person inside the coach sustained minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.cad.gov.hk/reports/B-LAT1-2010.pdf
2. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/01/content_11295212.htm
3. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266899,three-injured-as-helicopter-crash-lands-into-hong-kong-coach.html
4. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=14092&icid=3&d_str=20090430
5. http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,200773,00.html
6. http://www.htdi-int.com
7. 17 photos of accident: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjwilsonhk/tags/20090501/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2009 05:53 | slowkid | Added |
| 01-May-2009 06:36 | slowkid | Updated |
| 01-May-2009 06:38 | slowkid | Updated |
| 02-May-2009 20:32 | slowkid | Updated |
| 11-May-2009 20:55 | Frank Vorwerk/ HTDI | Updated |
| 14-Sep-2010 14:43 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2016 19:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 21:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 14-May-2021 19:46 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
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