ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31647
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| Date: | Friday 28 June 2002 |
| Time: | 13:01 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Aviation Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-DADS |
| MSN: | 220369S |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Staverton/Gloucester Airport, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Thruxton Airfield, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) |
| Staverton/Gloucester Airport (GLO/EGBJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28 June 2002: Helicopter entered uncontrollable yaw in low hover, whilst "hover-taxying", at Gloucestershire (Staverton) airport, resulting in heavy ground contact. Substantial damage to air frame. Minor injuries to the two Persons On Board. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The helicopter was inbound to Staverton from Thruxton and the pilot followed the standard approach procedure to 'Heli South' at the south eastern corner of the airfield. He turned the helicopter into wind, which was given as 310 degrees at 11 knots, and hovered at a height of approximately eight to ten feet, prior to obtaining ATC clearance to hover-taxi to his intended parking place, which was a short distance to the east.
Whilst still in the hover, the helicopter yawed violently to the right. Application of left pedal had no effect and the helicopter continued to rotate and climbed a little. The pilot rapidly became disorientated and, approximately ten seconds after the onset of the yaw, the helicopter struck the ground heavily, causing the right hand skid to break off and allowing the main rotor blades to strike the ground.
The helicopter came to rest rolled approximately 20 dgrees to the right, with the tail rotor assembly and empennage detached. The engine shut down without any action by the pilot. The occupants were able to vacate the helicopter through the front right hand door, having sustained only minor injuries".
The AAIB report noted that G-DADS had sustained "extensive" damage; as a result, the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 31 October 2002 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed42e5274a1317000181/dft_avsafety_pdf_507832.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DADS
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=14939
4, https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search/?q=G-DADS&f=reg&search_type=simple
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000410471.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2015 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2016 20:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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