ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169065
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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1997 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | EI-TKI |
| MSN: | 1195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hazelwood, County Sligo -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Eire (DUB/EIDW) |
| Hazelwood, County Sligo | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Minor damage 01-08-1997 when force landed at Hazelwood, County Sligo, due to in-flight exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel. The stipulation in the aircraft's flight manual that the aircraft should land for refueling when the fuel contents indication reduces to less than ¼ full was not observed. The pilot was misled-led by an over-reading contents gauge. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIU IE report into the incident:
"He took off for Sligo at 13:55 hrs, accompanied by his young daughter, routing initially to Athlone. ATC routed him via Dunshaughlin due to other traffic, and he then routed directly to Athlone. On departing Athlone, he made a diversion to show the town of Longford to his daughter, and then routed to the Sligo base.
At this point the pilot noted that the main tank indicated ½ full and the auxiliary tank was indicating zero. Half main tank indicated 9 gallons remaining, which equated to a duration of a little over one hour. An onboard portable GPS unit indicated 33 minutes flight time to base, at this point.
As the aircraft approached its home base, it crossed Lough Gill, a large lake. The pilot then descended to the hover over a large field to the rear of his landing area. In the hover he performed final pre-landing checks. The pilot stated that at this time the main tank was indicating slightly under ¼ and the low fuel contents warning light was not illuminated.
He then proceeded to hover-taxy the aircraft over a fence into his landing area. As he passed over the fence, he became aware of a significant loss of power, and the low rotor speed alarm activated. He flew the aircraft sideways to clear the fence and landed heavily. At touch-down the engine was already stopped.
The undercarriage cross tubes were distorted as a result of the heavy landing. The pilot reported that the approximate time of landing was 15:50 hrs. The pilot and his daughter exited the aircraft unhurt."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIU IE: http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/3982-REPORT_1999_007_0.PDF
2. https://www.flyinginireland.com/aircraft.php?Registration=EI-TKI_
3. EI-TKI, Robinson R22 Beta at Heather Road scrapyard, Londonderry on 04/03/16: https://www.flickr.com/photos/15110856@N02/25615936185
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=15
5. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ie/TKI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 14:57 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 22-Sep-2016 18:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 18:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
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