ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166544
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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 2013 |
| Time: | 19:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Agusta A109S Grand |
| Owner/operator: | Hundred Percent Aviation |
| Registration: | G-IOOZ |
| MSN: | 22090 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E of Withypool, Exmoor, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Mawes, Cornwall |
| Withypool, Somerset | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was making a night approach in misty conditions to a private landing ground which was marked by the lights from a vehicle. As he neared the site, the pilot switched on his landing light and was immediately dazzled by the glare reflected back from the mist. Although he quickly switched the light off again, the distraction led him to strike the tail rotor on a tree and the helicopter was damaged in the rapid forced landing which ensued.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Helicopter International - Accident spot November, December 2013, January 2014
2. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/agusta-a109s-g-iooz-8-december-2013
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2014 10:00 | aegir | Added |
| 27-May-2014 12:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Nov-2014 14:51 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Sep-2015 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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