Oryx crash at Roodewal

[Flying Bull]

I ve seen a video on Facebook, which I canˋt link from a high flare and subsequent high rate of decent landing...
Luckily only one ankle injury, everybody else walked away
chopper-makes-hard-landing-during-air-demo-in-limpopo

found the video
Crash Video

You Tube

[GordonR_Cape]

Reported locally as a "hard landing"! Few other details, but plenty of photos and videos due to media presence: https://ewn.co.za/2018/09/19/sa-air-...crash-incident
https://www.enca.com/news/oryx-helic...-demonstration

[Ascend Charlie]

Looking at the way the dust blew away, he was approaching a bit downwind...

[MightyGem]

Ooops. 8 9 10.

[John Eacott]

Air Force spokesperson Colonel Eugene Motati told the broadcaster that they were thankful that no one had lost their life during the incident.

"It could have been worse if it was not correctly handled," he said.

An eyewitness told Netwerk24 the chopper was coming in to drop off troops when it suddenly hit the ground.

Oh my, thank goodness it was correctly handled

And it apparently had a crew of seven, where did they all fit into that cockpit

Dlamini said the crew consisted of a pilot, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, and four aircraft technicians and mechanics.

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Do theirs have anticipators? If not it looks like many other Puma crashes..........

[NutLoose]

Better film

You Tube

[Blackhawk9]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Do theirs have anticipators? If not it looks like many other Puma crashes..........

Crab the Oryx is basically a late Romanian built AS330 fuselage with tail boom and full running gear of AS332C1, so yes has the Makila 1A1 with anticipators.

[Fareastdriver]

A pity they didn't put the 332 undercarriage on. That would have been a non-event.

Says the World Authority on 332L heavy landings.

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Downwind, high RoD, power being applied - sounds like a familiar recipe

[retreating blade]

I’ve time on the Puma HC1, AS330, AS332C, AS332L and AS332L1. They are all wonderful aircraft and have individual characters that have to be understood and respected. Sadly, this incident indicates to me a lack of experience or training. Happily, they all walked away.

[Bell_ringer]

Originally Posted by retreating blade

I’ve time on the Puma HC1, AS330, AS332C, AS332L and AS332L1. They are all wonderful aircraft and have individual characters that have to be understood and respected. Sadly, this incident indicates to me a lack of experience or training. Happily, they all walked away.

Some limped, but close enough.

[jellycopter]

Another clear cut case of HTG!