ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207455
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 2018 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | 43 Air School (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-RNW |
| MSN: | 3388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brackendowns, Alberton, south of Johannesburg, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A helicopter crashed in a field near Swartkoppies Road in Brackendowns, south of Johannesburg. The 2 occupants sustained moderate injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE/CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
The pilot mismanaged the throttle followed by an unsuccessful forced landing. Poor technique and improper use of engine controls.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
1 Inexperienced student unintentionally increases the throttle and over speeding the engine.
2 Instructor unable to rectify the situation by gently closing the throttle rather than “chopping”/closing it entirely. The closing of the throttle led to the decay of the rotor RPM and a subsequent unsuccessful forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/two-injured-in-helicopter-crash-south-of-joburg-13788001
2. https://albertonrecord.co.za/171464/watch-helicopter-crash-leaves-two-injured-brackendowns/
3. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=429817620772876&id=233793973708576
4. http://gangwatch.online/2018/03/14/chopper-crash-swartkoppies-rd-closed-at-rietvlei-direction-mall-of-the-south-2/
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/34709414@N02/28980411264
Media:
Two injured in R22 helicopter crash south of Johannesburg , South Africa.https://t.co/qhqiY51t60 via @IOL pic.twitter.com/y7Uz1ACH0D
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2018 17:49 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 14-Mar-2018 06:46 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Mar-2018 10:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 14-Mar-2018 17:21 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 12-Aug-2018 18:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 18:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
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