Police MD 902 Crash at Hannover Airport
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BBC South Today (local TV news, based Southampton) reporting that some/all MD902 are grounded pending checks, following an incident at Denham yesterday. This affects a number of police and HEMS operators in the South of England, they report.
BBC NEWS | England | Safety scare grounds helicopters
BBC NEWS | England | Safety scare grounds helicopters
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Here the story from the BBC: BBC NEWS | England | Safety scare grounds helicopters
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The 33 year old pilot held a valid commercial pilot licence CPL(H) according to the regulations of JAR FCL, 2 issued first on 09 November 2006, with the type rating as pilot in command on MD900/902, valid until 06 November 2008....//.... His overall flight experience as pilot was 298 hours, of these 165 hours on the accident type. In the last 90 days he had flown 26 hours.
Did his (lack) experience have anything to do with the amount of damage done to the aircraft during the emergency landing? Compared to the London HEMS incident at Denham where no damage at all was done in a similar situation (with 2 very experienced ATPL(H) IR pilots)?
I am aware that where the NOTAR control rods fail has a huge bearing on the nature of the emergency but......
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Yes,
In Germany you have to be Police Officer to get into the Cockpit of an Police Helicopter.
I think the pilot got the MD 902 Type Rating direct after he completed his CPL H.
In Germany you have to be Police Officer to get into the Cockpit of an Police Helicopter.
I think the pilot got the MD 902 Type Rating direct after he completed his CPL H.
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Wouldn't it be better to recruit an experienced pilot and then get him trained to a basic Police officer? I believe this is what is done in Australia to get around this requirement. Surely a valuable asset like the helicopter should have well qualified & experienced crew? A 902 is not a small toy for policemen to play with. It is an expensive platform for expensive police equipment and should be treated accordingly. How does the aircraft get insured with low time crews? Or is it underwritten by the Police authority?
Hi, donīt try to blame the pilot. He did a great job dealing with an emergency, which wasnīt in the emergency checklist before this accident. There was a little lack of luck - that the chopper reached soft gras on the runwayshoulder - but all got out. Remember a landing from which you can walk away, is a good landing... a landing, after which you can still use the chopper - is a very good landing Greetings Flying Bull
