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Date: | Tuesday 30 March 2010 |
Time: | 15:00 LT |
Type: | Robinson R44 Raven II |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | VH- |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Flying Fox Station, 200 km E of Katherine, NT -
Australia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Flying Fox station helipad |
Destination airport: | Numbulwar helipad |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Robinson was taking off from Flying Fox station when strong winds associated with Cyclone Paul forced the pilot to make a controlled landing.
Superintendent Brent Warren said the pilot was taking two passengers, who are employees of the Roper Gulf Shire, to Numbulwar in east Arnhem Land. "He reports that he experienced some difficulty on take off and attempted to do a controlled descent and land the aircraft," Superintendent Warren added: "However he had trouble on landing and has damaged the aircraft.
The helicopter was damaged when its landed on its side, but all three occupants escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/strong-winds-bring-down-chopper-three-escape-injury-7006361.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/31/2861153.htm?site=darwin&source=rss
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/state-of-emergency-declared-in-arnhem-land/story-e6frf7jx-1225848196168
http://www.aircrashconsult.info/March_10_more.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Mar-2010 01:28 |
Petro |
Added |
31-Mar-2010 03:54 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
18-Feb-2012 16:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
07-Jun-2022 10:09 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |