ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24614
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 2006 |
| Time: | 18:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Air Opale |
| Registration: | F-GUPC |
| MSN: | 3461 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Le Touquet Paris-Plage Airport, Paris -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Le Touquet Paris-Plage Airport (LTQ/LFAT) |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 7, 2006, at 18:45 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time), a Robinson R-22 helicopter, F-GUPC was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Le Touquet Paris-Plage Airport (LTQ), Paris, France. The flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. The local instructional flight departed Le Touquet Airport about 18:00 UTC.
According to the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses, the student pilot was on the flight controls when he heard an unusual noise, felt a "quick movement," and then the "LOW RPM" warning light illuminated. The flight instructor took control of the helicopter and entered an auto-rotational descent, which terminated with a hard landing. Examination of the wreckage revealed damage to the clutch and to drive belts.
Cause of accident attributed to improperly tensioned drive belts, and improperly tightened impeller retaining nut. During an instructional sortie a belt failure occurred in flight, auto-rotation and engine off landing resulted in substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2006/f-pc060607/pdf/f-pc060607.pdf
2. NTSB Identification: NYC06WA170 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20060801X01067&ntsbno=NYC06WA170&akey=1
3. http://airqus.com/accidents/robinson-r-22---paris--20060801x01067-60060/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20120928112413/http://www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr:80/immat/servlet/aeronef_liste.html;jsessionid=596CE7C469A4A49F61D26B4E4E0BE8F8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jan-2012 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2012 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 29-Sep-2016 19:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2016 19:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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