ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212540
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| Date: | Saturday 19 January 2013 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA II |
| Owner/operator: | Sunhardy Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-HGI |
| MSN: | 4467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Adelaide River Station, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide River Station,10 km E of Manton Dam, NT |
| Adelaide River Station,10 km E of Manton Dam, NT | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 19 January 2013, a Robinson R22 Beta II helicopter departed at 12:00 ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) from a station homestead, located 10 km to the east of Manton Dam, Northern Territory. On board the helicopter were a pilot and a passenger.
On return to the homestead and on approach to land, the pilot reported that he had difficulty maintaining control of the helicopter in the hover and he elected to conduct a go-around. At about 40 ft above ground level, and at an airspeed of between 25 to 30 knots, the helicopter suddenly yawed to the right and completed 3 to 4 revolutions before impacting trees. The helicopter came to rest inverted and was seriously damaged. The pilot was able to exit with minor injuries and assisted the passenger, who was seriously injured, to exit the helicopter.
Aircraft presumably written off (damaged beyond repair) as the registration VH-HGI was cancelled on 1 April 2013. Note that the registration VH-HGI was reinstated to a Robinson R22 on 12 June 2013 to the same owners (Sunhardy Pty Ltd of Darwin, NT); however the aircraft was a completely different one - MSN 4606 (ex-US Registry as N45282).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4124035/ao-2013-021_final.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_River,_Northern_Territory
3. http://www.antonakis.co.uk/registers/australia/20130401.txt
4. https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register/fvj?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=HGI&field_ar_serial=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 07:49 | Pineapple | Added |
| 24-Aug-2018 00:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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