ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189214
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 2005 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Helihire |
| Registration: | G-OJEF |
| MSN: | 8056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C18B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Withybush Airfield, Haverfordwest, Dyfed -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Helipad, Southampton, Hampshire |
| Withybush Airfield, Haverfordwest (HAW/EGFE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following loss of control during hover taxi, helicopter bounced on landing at Withybush Airfield, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, and the main rotor struck ground. No injury to 2 Persons On Board. The helicopter was operating a flight from Southampton to Ireland with a technical stop at Haverfordwest. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot of the helicopter made a normal approach to Runway 21 at Haverfordwest. Having hover taxied along the runway, the pilot turned right to hover taxi across the grass to the refuelling point. Just before the taxiway, the helicopter turned sharply, although he could not remember in which direction, which the pilot thought he had corrected.
He attempted to turn into the 10-15 knot wind, which was from his left, and raised the collective pitch control to take off. This appeared to have no effect, and, concerned that there was a technical problem, the pilot decided to land immediately.
The aircraft bounced, and the main rotor blades contacted the grass, causing the rotor head and blades to detach. The helicopter came to rest on its left side; both persons on board were uninjured, and exited the aircraft unassisted. No definite cause was identified, but the pilot probably lost control when hover taxiing with the wind from the machine’s rear left quarter."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f48540f0b6134200049d/G-OJEF_10-05.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OJEF
3. http://www.helicoptersafety.org/genericaccident.asp?ACType=B206
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2016 17:44 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 25-Sep-2016 16:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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