AAIB UK (H) October 2021
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AAIB UK (H) October 2021
Bell 407 experiences uncontained engine failure. Successful auto, crew escape un harmed, aircraft destroyed in subsequent fire. Report
The aircraft regularly flew past my house - shame it came to grief like this.
The aircraft regularly flew past my house - shame it came to grief like this.
Last edited by Hilico; 14th Oct 2021 at 19:20.
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The report does say later he is a FW ATPL. The report also says his type rating was out of date by a couple of years. That being the case, would there be any repercussions from the CAA and would the insurance company potentially not pay out as the flight was flown illegally? It would worry me as a passenger on his FW flights if his lack of attention to the law was carried over to his commercial role.
Fair play to the guy though for bringing it down gently enough for them both to walk out uninjured. Not a text book auto, but a safe outcome for them,
Fair play to the guy though for bringing it down gently enough for them both to walk out uninjured. Not a text book auto, but a safe outcome for them,
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The report also says his type rating was out of date by a couple of years. That being the case, would there be any repercussions from the CAA and would the insurance company potentially not pay out as the flight was flown illegally?
Having looked at the report I see it was an 'N' reg - would that be flown with a UK/EASA PPL or FAA? If FAA then the topic of type ratings would be moot
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But engines NEVER fail on a single do they???????????
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If this had been a twin engined helicopter, would the outcome have been the same, ie auto safely to the ground?
bearing in mind that the occupants didn’t know about the fire until they were on the ground?
NB I’m not arguing for or against twin or single, just interested.
bearing in mind that the occupants didn’t know about the fire until they were on the ground?
NB I’m not arguing for or against twin or single, just interested.
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Not sure if it is on fire does it make any difference how many engines you have
