ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150307
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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 2011 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Manolos Aviation |
| Registration: | P2-LAE |
| MSN: | S-777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuranda village -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kuranda village |
| Kopiago airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | PNG AIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 1 km from Kuranda village after takeoff, the pilot felt and heard a ‘thud’ through the airframe. That was accompanied by yawing of the helicopter left and right, over-riding the anti -torque pedal pressure input by the pilot. Shortly afterwards a low RPM warning horn sounded, and the pilot recognized that the helicopter’s engine had failed.
The pilot reported pulling torque to maintain height, while avoiding over torque and blade stall.
The helicopter continued to descend. Due to the terrain, an immediate successful landing was impossible so the pilot decided to return to Kuranda village. While turning back he observed black smoke coming from the engine. The Low RPM warning horn was constantly sounding.
It became apparent to the pilot that he could not reach the village clearing so he opted for a small area at the bottom of a gully. The helicopter was descending in a semi-controlled auto rotation with rotor speed decaying. When the helicopter was about 40 ft above the ground it flipped inverted, impacted the ground, and slid down an embankment into trees. The helicopter was engulfed in flames, but the pilot and the two passengers were able to escape with minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aviation-office.com/office-new/aviation-accident-reports/600286-p2-lae-eurocopterbo105-tari-papuanewguinea-for.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 February 2008 | PH-RPZ | Rijkspolitie | Haarlem, Noord-Holland |  |
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| 30 April 2009 | PH-RPZ | Rijkspolitie | Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
non | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2012 06:54 | TB | Added |
| 01-Nov-2012 05:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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