Hey GT
Yaaar the Pilatus Porter flew in, Pilot misjudged the tail-cross-wind & crashed into the lower Helipad at VNLK
where she sadly remains today, a near brand new airframe being misused as a lean-to
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Hey P3127
Thanks Mate
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Hey RW
Don't know much, so can't say much
I have spoken with the concerned Pilot & there are NO injuries as wrongly reported. It was an emergency forced-landing (read elected Auto) due rapidly increasing vibrations & erratic heading changes from the Tail-Rotor
which rapidly became frighteningly high........fearing an in-flight airframe failure; the Pilot elected to land in not the best spot causing a TR blade strike during the landing sequence
the cause of the excessive vibration has as yet not been revealed?
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Good job
to Capt N
Truly a frightening experience
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