ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83230
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 2002 |
| Time: | 22:14 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Bighorn Helicopters Flight School |
| Registration: | C-FBHS |
| MSN: | 2378 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Springbank, Calgary, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Springbank, Calgary, Alberta (CYBW) |
| Springbank, Calgary, Alberta (CYBW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While on a flight test near Springbank with a TC flight inspector, the pilot of C-FBHS, a Robinson R22 helicopter, did a simulated auto rotation and did not recover before the helicopter landed hard, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The 2 occupants were not injured, but the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the cab, tail boom, rotors and the skids. It was reported that the helicopter will not be salvagable.
UPDATE 2002-05-06: TSB reported that the student was undergoing a flight test with a Transport Canada examiner in a Robinson R22 helicopter. As an overshoot was commenced at the completion of the simulated auto rotation, the helicopter suddenly descended to the ground. The helicopter was substantially damaged, and the 2 occupants suffered minor injuries. A company helicopter found the site about 1-1/2 hours later and transported the student and examiner to Springbank for treatment.
Aircraft presumably not repaired, as the registration C-FBHS was cancelled on 18-02-2003. (Re-allocated 17-06-2010 to an MBB BK-117 A-4D of Bighorn Helicopters Inc)
Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 2002C0460
2. TSB Occurrence No: A02W0074
3. http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/RchHsRes.aspx?st=0&mh=FBHS&rfr2=ADet.aspx?id=519019&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=2351&count=50]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2010 22:55 | slowkid | Added |
| 16-Aug-2013 13:34 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Sep-2016 21:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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