ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272968
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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-RDR |
| MSN: | 4183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Segefield -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | PLETTENBERG BAY |
| SEGEFIELD | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed Plettenberg Bay for a private flight to Sedgefield. After landing during the spool down of the main rotor RPM, the ground under the right-hand undercarriage skid caved in. The pilot reacted by pushing the cyclic stick fully forward causing the engine to gearbox drive coupling to fail. PROBABLE CAUSE: The ground under the right-hand undercarriage skid caved in during spool down of the main rotor RPM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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