ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65342
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Date: | Tuesday 2 June 2009 |
Time: | 13:14 |
Type: | Robinson R22 Beta II |
Owner/operator: | Wikselaar Satelite Trading BV |
Registration: | PH-RTR |
MSN: | 3177 |
Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ameland Airfield, Friesland -
Netherlands
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Harskamp, Municipality of Ede, Province of Gelderland, |
Destination airport: | Ameland Airfield (EHAL) |
Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The rotor hit the ground while manoeuvring during landing and the helicopter overturned. The helicopter was taxiing at Ameland Airport. Ballum, West Frisan Islands, with a tailwind and at a high weight. Effectiveness of the tail rotor was reduced as a result of these circumstances. The helicopter yawed and crashed. According to a rough translation from Dutch into English of a contemporary press report (see link #1):
"BALLUM - Tuesday afternoon, a helicopter crashed to the ground at the airport in Ballum. The little red helicopter became unbalanced when landing in crosswinds over the dunes. Then the rotor hit the ground, police said Ameland, and the helicopter was on its way to the airport right. The two occupants were lucky escape.
All emergency services were called to Ameland. The police, fire and ambulance were standing by the side of the airport. The rescuers had to stick only four patches. The helicopter is in three pieces.
Tuesday night the fire service of Ameland had all fluids removed from the unit. The helicopter has been removed by contractor Nagtegaal. Tomorrow the wreck is to be transported to shore".
Registration PH-RTR cancelled 3-11-2009 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
Report number: | 2009037 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1.
https://www.persbureau-ameland.nl/helikoptercrash-in-ballum 2.
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl:443/index.php/onderzoeken/verlies-van-controle-2009037 3.
http://landewers.net/lvfoto/PH-RTR%20EHHV%20070702.jpg 4.
http://helihub.com/2009/06/02/2-jun-09-ph-rtr-robinson-r22-m-210-netherlands/ 5.
https://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=331437&sid=5f1f0bbb8d93981d2c54e5d80398ae1d 6.
https://www.waldnet.nl/script/show_nieuws.php/25216/Helikoptercrash_op_Ameland.html?id=25216 7.
https://www.helispot.nl/hs/accidents/detail.asp?id=h7H1 8.
http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MR.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jun-2009 07:15 |
rotorspot |
Added |
02-Jun-2009 12:47 |
Airflyer |
Updated |
31-Dec-2010 15:03 |
harro |
Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
03-Oct-2016 01:22 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
26-Sep-2018 19:52 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
12-Jun-2022 01:47 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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