ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173988
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 2002 |
| Time: | 08:04 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Plane Talking Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BOEX |
| MSN: | 0751 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cranfield, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cranfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) |
| Cranfield, Bedfordshire (EGTC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13 August 2002 when crashed whilst hover-taxying at Cranfield, Bedfordshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The student pilot was asked to hover taxi the helicopter from the maintenance area to the flying school's main dispersal. Having completed the normal checks for the first flight of the day, the engine was started and the collective lever raised for lift-off. As the helicopter left the ground however, it began to rotate to the right. The pilot applied left rudder in an attempt to control the yaw but this failed to affect the rotation. He then decided to centralise the rudder pedals.
After approximately six rotations, a metallic sound was heard from the rear and the helicopter descended, hitting the ground and immediately rolling over onto its right side. The pilot, who was unhurt, managed to vacate the cabin via the left side.
During its rotations, the helicopter had drifted downwind causing its tail rotor to strike the main rotor blade of another helicopter parked nearby. The pilot usually used back cushions to assist him with the application of full yaw pedal but on this occasion the cushions were absent".
As the AAIB report confirms, G-BOEX was "Damaged beyond economic repair"; as a result, the registration was cnacelled by the CAA as "Permanently withdrawn from use" on 11 October 2002.
The wreckage was put to an unusual use: it now serves as an attraction, mounted on top of the turnstiles/ticket offices at Lost City Adventure Golf on Marine Parade of the seafront at Southend-on-Sea, Essex!
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f14840f0b6134200031b/dft_avsafety_pdf_507823.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BOEX
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14944
4. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/63181-r22-rollover-cranfield.html
5. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2190232.stm
7. https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/pilot-safe-after-helicopter-crash-1-1088952
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2015 20:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jul-2016 18:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2016 18:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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