Training accident in Jönköping, Sweden

[perfrej]

A Schweizer 300 landed hard with subsequent rotor and tailboom damage during autorotation training tuesday afternoon. Teacher and student walked from the wreck on their own but were taken to hospital with neck and back pains.

Location: Axamo airport (ESGJ)

Metro - Helikopter havererade i Jönköping (http://www.metro.se/se/article/tt/2010/06/29/helikopterhaveri/)

(in Swedish, of course ;))

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[fly911]

A Schweizer 300 landed hard English translation...

Google Translate (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.metro.se/se/article/tt/2010/06/29/helikopterhaveri/&ei=TAkrTNKfBIOB8gb_ssjcCA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.metro.se/se/article/tt/2010/06/29/helikopterhaveri/%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1I7GGLD_en)

[thecontroller]

The helicopter belongs to helicopter school at the airport and it was when you were practicing emergency landing as the beating too hard into the ground.


Classic.