ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273424
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 March 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-HXS |
| MSN: | 1516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In front of the control tower at Rand airport -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Rand Airport (FAGM) Gauteng Province |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a passenger took-off on a ferry flight from the front of Rand airport (FAGM) tower, intending to land at Newcastle airport (FANC). During take-off, the pilot observed the 'Low RPM'? warning light illuminating on the annunciator panel followed by an audio warning. The pilot lost control; the helicopter skids impacted the ground and the main rotor blades severed the tail boom into pieces. The helicopter came to rest on its right hand side approximately 73 metres (m) from the helipad. The airport's rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles dispatched to the accident site. Neither occupant sustained injuries during the accident sequence. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The investigation revealed that the pilot climbed too early and the helicopter lost RPM. The pilot used an incorrect corrective action to restore the main rotor RPM. PROBABLE CAUSE: The helicopter experienced low main rotor RPM after lift-off. The pilot took an incorrect action to
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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