A helicopter flipped over on its side while on a training exercise at Liverpool’s John Lennon airport at just after 6pm today. It is believed the small two-seater helicopter, a Robinson R22, was just above the ground when one of the rotor blades clipped the taxiway, causing the craft to flip over on to its side. The two people on board walked away uninjured.
Liverpool JLA spokesman Robin Tudor said: “The helicopter was just above the ground and doing a taxi-ing manoeuvre when it appears the rotor blade clipped the taxiway, causing it to flip over on to its side. Fortunately the two people who were on board both walked away. Our emergency services were immediately on the scene.”
The accident took place on one of the taxiways to the side of the runway, at the western end of the airfield. A mixture of privately-owned and flying school helicopters are based at the site.
