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Denham Aerodrome, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex -
United Kingdom
Phase:
Take off
Nature:
Training
Departure airport:
Denham Airport (EGLD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:
Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative: Robinson R-22 Beta G-OVNR: Substantially damaged 6 January 2022 when taking off on a training sortie from Denham Aerodrome, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only report, and the following is the summary from that report:
"Excessive yaw developed while lifting on the student’s second solo flight. The helicopter was substantially damaged when the main rotors made contact with the tail boom".
Robinson R-22 Beta G-OVNR was first UK registered on 24 December 1990, and, at the time of the above incident, was with its 14th owner from new.