ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191197
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 2009 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Sips Industries Ltd |
| Registration: | G-INKY |
| MSN: | 1101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wester Cartmore Farm, Lochgelly, Fife -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wester Cartmore Farm, Lochgelly, Fife |
| Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire (EGPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27-05-2009 when crashed at Wester Cartmore Farm, Lochgelly, Fife: the helicopter was being operated from a private site in a rural location. The reported surface wind at Edinburgh Airport, 10 nautical miles to the south, was from 220 degrees at 16 knots. The pilot stated that the surface wind at the site was similar to that at Edinburgh and that the wind direction during start up was from 90 degrees to the right of the helicopter nose.
As the helicopter lifted to the hover, the pilot reported that a gust of wind caught him by surprise and, while correcting for this, the right skid and main rotor struck the ground. The helicopter then settled back onto both skids and remained upright, having turned 90° to the left. The pilot - the sole person on board - reported that the main and tail rotors and right side of the fuselage were damaged. He was uninjured.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Severe damage to main and tail rotor assembly, fuselage and right skid". As a result, the airframe was presumably later written off as "damaged beyond repair", as the registration G-INKY was cancelled by the CAA on 25-01-2000.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f40140f0b61346000511/Robinson_R22_Beta__G-INKY_12-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6327212
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2016 18:25 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Nov-2016 18:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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