ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293152
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| Date: | Sunday 9 October 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tenneguin Pina LET 01 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 31XL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Elix-le-Château -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Base ULM Bois de la Pierre |
| Base ULM Bois de la Pierre | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A small gyrocopter crashed in Saint-Elix-le-Château. Both occupants died in the crash.
During the flight, after a descent, the pilot increased the engine power. The gyroplane yawed to the left. The erratic movements of the main rotor blades in flight resulted in substantial distortion of the rotor head components, the blades striking the pusher propeller and sudden braking of the rotor. The yawing movement to the left was probably the result of the rotor braking as it interacted with the rotor head components. This yawing movement may have caused the rudder to detach.
Given the extent of the damage, it was impossible for the pilot to keep control of the gyroplane and avoid collision with the ground.
The investigation was unable to determine the reason for this erratic movement of the main rotor blades. One of the blades being struck by a foreign body could not be ruled out.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/10/09/haute-garonne-accident-dhelicoptere-leger-a-saint-elix-le-chateau-les-secours-en-intervention-10724908.php
Tenneguin Pina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 16:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 16:45 | Lolo64 | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Oct-2022 13:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2024 08:46 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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