AAIB investigation to Robinson R44 Raven, G-RFUN

Helicopter landed heavily and rolled onto its side, near Crowden, Glossop, Derbyshire, 5 August 2016.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
12 January 2017
Category:
General aviation - rotorcraft
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
5 August 2016
Aircraft type:
Robinson R44 Raven
Location:
Near Crowden, Glossop, Derbyshire
Registration:
G-RFUN

Summary:

The helicopter took off at close to its maximum weight. It then flew to a hilly area, where the pilot made a downwind approach, with full carburettor heat applied, to an Out-of-Ground-Effect (OGE) hover. The manufacturer바카라 사이트™s performance figures show this to be outside the declared flight envelope of the helicopter. The helicopter was unable to sustain the hover and descended, probably entering a vortex ring state, before it landed heavily and rolled onto its side. The occupants escaped from the aircraft with one passenger sustaining a minor injury.

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