Glad to hear the student walked away OK.
Of note I think this is the first accident during the quickstops sortie at Shawbury/Ternhill/Chetwynd (I include DHFS, 2FTS and CFS(H)), not counting the odd frange on Gazelles. Again, I also think this is the first rotary accident at Chetwynd since the Station Commander (or CFI) at Ternhill did an engine off in a Whirlwind and ended up in the 'little' bowl.
The latter led to the 'No EOLs at Chetwynd' order - emminently sensible with no crash cover on site - but I hope this doesn't lead to another flurry of orders, instructions, restrictions and further reduction in solo flying. Very soon the only thing a solo student at DHFS will be able to do is straight and level/transit at medium level.
PS:
thrown in at the deep end with no LSJ
- no water, no LSJ, but all sorties flown with LCJ (which includes PLB).