ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75750
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex 60 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Bristow Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-ATCA |
| MSN: | WA/462 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardiff-Rhoose Airport, Glamorgan, South Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Glamorgan (Rhoose) Airport (CWL/EGFF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and caught fire 9/9/1972 whilst at 45 knots/50 feet during a test flight. Suspected flying control hydraulic malfunction. According to eyewitness reports:
"If I remember correctly, (I only have a dim recollection of this event) the autopilot was engaged in the hover or low level flight and ran away on them. Aircraft crashed and burned. It had an uncontrollable pitch down after an adjustment to cure 'stick jump'. Adjustment on the equiv to the 'aux-pack' or AP on the 61/332. I can't for the life of me remember what it was called but it was at about neck height between the two pilots...
...It was called the A.C.E. pack. Can't remember what the letters stand for, but I've still got the notes somewhere! A large spring cylinder held in check by system pressure, pressure drops, spring forces piston out putting pack in by-pass, hyds direct to primary servos. Change-over switches on the collective to a good old solenoid valve. Funny what lurks at the back of the mind!"
Registration G-ATCA cancelled by the CAA 29/1/1973 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/676/
2. https://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ATCA.pdf
3. http://www.airmech.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/6485-Those-were-the-days!?s=d731c39ebc989e1bfd1f96c026dbeedc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2010 09:11 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jul-2010 09:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Jul-2012 14:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2012 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Embed code] |
| 14-Sep-2012 04:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2014 17:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 12:39 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 00:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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