ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215525
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 2010 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Minaret Station Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HVC |
| MSN: | 0954 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Queenstown, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Minaret Station, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Robinson R22 Beta ZK-HVC, c/n 0954, was written off (damaged beyond economic repair) on 16-03-2010 when crashed at Minaret Station, Lake Wanaka near Queenstown International Airport, South Island. According to the official CAA NZ accident report (see link #1):
"On takeoff during a helicopter sling operation, involving a load that was double stropped, the pilot noticed at approximately one foot AGL that the second strop was hooked over the rear of the left skid. The collective was lowered to re-position the aircraft, however, this caused the strop to tighten further against the load and the aircraft to yaw to the right. As left pedal was applied a loss of Rotor RPM was induced causing the aircraft to settle to the ground. The pilot attempted to release the load but this was unsuccessful due to the configuration of the strops. Unable to maintain position the aircraft slowly rolled over backwards and then continued to roll down hill. The persons on board were uninjured."
Sources:
1. NZ CAA Accident Brief, Occurrence # 10/944: https://www.caa.govt.nz/script/accident-details?Oc=10/944
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-recent-accident-victims.html
3. https://www.caa.govt.nz/assets/legacy/Publications/Vector/Vector_2010-6_Nov-Dec.pdf
4. http://helihub.com/2010/03/16/16-mar-10-zk-hvc-robinson-r22-wanaka-new-zealand/
5. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
6. http://www.kiwiflyer.co.nz/KiwiFlyer-Issue-11-ZK-Review.pdf
7. https://minaretstation.com/heli-adventures
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2018 22:02 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 20-Sep-2018 22:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2022 16:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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