View Full Version : Swansea incident
Fernando_Covas
8th May 2005, 17:27
Just been told that a helicopter has crash landed at Swansea Airport. Apparently it was a Robinson. Anyone have any more info? Is the pilot/passengers ok?
dontdoit
8th May 2005, 17:39
No fatalities - more info and picture here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4527175.stm
Rolling-Thunderbird
8th May 2005, 18:06
*edit*
deleted link, not related to above incident !
Thanks NrF
The Nr Fairy
8th May 2005, 18:23
T-Bird:
The EC120 rolled in 2003. The R44 rolled today. I guess the link you supplied is for the older accident.
pilotwolf
8th May 2005, 18:26
R44 incient at Swansea being discussed here (http://www.pprune.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173981) on R & N.
PW
helicopter-redeye
8th May 2005, 19:40
This would appear to be the correct link. Metalic grey R44.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4527175.stm
:(
md 600 driver
8th May 2005, 20:05
redeye
where does it say metalic grey r44
Practice Auto 3,2,1
8th May 2005, 21:31
See the picture on the BBC report 600!
:ok:
Fernando_Covas
9th May 2005, 06:23
Thanks for the reply guys. Just seen a report on welsh news.:ok:
Don't you just love it when you find out your helicopter has been written off via PPRUNE.
Rumour is pilot was hovering downwind with two passengers and lost control.
Nobody injured except my wallet…
chopperchav
9th May 2005, 12:36
Thought it might be mine for a minute as same colour. My condolences Mikeb.
helicopter-redeye
9th May 2005, 13:08
where does it say metalic grey r44
Quite correct. It could have been a library picture.
Brilliant Stuff
10th May 2005, 10:03
My condolences to your wallet, MIKEB.
av8rbpm
11th May 2005, 13:39
Does anyone know the registration of the R44?
Billywizz
11th May 2005, 14:59
MIKEB knows, poor chap
Mikeb
11th May 2005, 15:20
The registration is G-SYTN Raven 1 with just over 340hrs total time.
There is a DVD from the security camera of the crash, haven't seen it yet but those who have tell me the pilot was hover taxing to park, as he turned downwind the back of the machine rises, the main rotor hit the ground and came round chopping the tail off. Machine fell to the ground and rolled onto its side.
Thanks for the condolences. I was looking forward to flying it when I return to the UK in the summer.... Anyone know of a nice 44 to hire in Wales?
And to add further insult to injury, it had just had a £9K star annual two weeks ago
helicopter-redeye
11th May 2005, 16:52
I think that would be a UK record then, for the first G mark R44 to appear in 2 AAIB reports (when it comes out) following the 'instrument incident' in June 2002.
x-eye