Luther Sebastian
14th Oct 2022, 08:11
Apologies for falling down on the job, but for the last year or so I thought the Record Only investigations presented at the bottom of the monthly bulletin only concerned UAVs. Some of the titles include the acronym UAV, and consist of lists of Scroggins Superscorcher Mk 7s crashing into garden gnomes. Others don't include 'UAV' in the title, but still only have drone reports.
However - I have now found out that a few of the Record Only Correspondence Investigations actually do include real aircraft accidents. Hence this entry is going to be a bit larger than usual, as a catch-up. It goes back to the start of 2022 though I am aware of some others before then. Congratulations to those diligent pilots who found them by looking round the AAIB's site more thoroughly than I did.
October 2022 - Record Only Link to October 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2022)
Left engine cowl opens in flight on a Cabri and is severed by the MR. No handling difficulties reported, precautionary landing goes OK.
R-44 dynamic rollover, drifted to right on lift.
EC155 hover taxis to pre-agreed spot, lifts a parked 172 and creases its left leading edge.
G2 student on second solo flight loses control in a left pedal turn, strikes ground on its right side.
August 2022 - Record Only Link to August 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-may-june-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-may-june-2022)
Cabri 4th EOL with more nose up than first three, pitch-forward onto skids leads to MR striking tailboom (so there's another way it can happen).
EC120B pilot lifts with rear-seat passengers for the first time, dynamic rollovers onto its right side
June 2022 - Record Only Link to June 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-march-april-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-march-april-2022)
R-22 on second solo gets excessive yaw on lift, MR contacts tailboom
Next week I will be practising coping with instrument failures and hopefully will not be appearing here as a result.
However - I have now found out that a few of the Record Only Correspondence Investigations actually do include real aircraft accidents. Hence this entry is going to be a bit larger than usual, as a catch-up. It goes back to the start of 2022 though I am aware of some others before then. Congratulations to those diligent pilots who found them by looking round the AAIB's site more thoroughly than I did.
October 2022 - Record Only Link to October 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2022)
Left engine cowl opens in flight on a Cabri and is severed by the MR. No handling difficulties reported, precautionary landing goes OK.
R-44 dynamic rollover, drifted to right on lift.
EC155 hover taxis to pre-agreed spot, lifts a parked 172 and creases its left leading edge.
G2 student on second solo flight loses control in a left pedal turn, strikes ground on its right side.
August 2022 - Record Only Link to August 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-may-june-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-may-june-2022)
Cabri 4th EOL with more nose up than first three, pitch-forward onto skids leads to MR striking tailboom (so there's another way it can happen).
EC120B pilot lifts with rear-seat passengers for the first time, dynamic rollovers onto its right side
June 2022 - Record Only Link to June 2022 Record Only (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-march-april-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-march-april-2022)
R-22 on second solo gets excessive yaw on lift, MR contacts tailboom
Next week I will be practising coping with instrument failures and hopefully will not be appearing here as a result.