AAIB(H) UK February 2023
 

F280FX lands heavily after TR drive problem, maintenance issue - Link

Heating duct failure in AW189, bits of insulation ejected into the cabin causing respiratory problems for the crew - link

350 underslung load hits electricity pylon, continues unaware (though 1682 properties were immediately aware) - link

And in the correspondence-onlies a G2 descends too quickly, striking the ground and damaging the right skid - link

Apart from that, Rougham airfield near Bury St Edmunds is under threat of closure by 31st May. Brutally short notice. Fly in and show your support - if you’re there on the morning of Monday 13th Feb we can say hello.

AS350 incident, 73 year old pilot?

This surely must be the oldest pilot working in the UK?

matches the description “continued unaware”!

Aircraft in question was German ( as was the pilot i think) operating a specialist survey.

Aerial work - no age limit as long as you can keep class 2 medical.

there are a noteworthy number of pilots continuing to fly aerial work and training in the UK at that age and beyond.

I think the late Bill Barrel was such an example.

Surely `Digger` was `that age` in `67..;)

We had an ex World War 2 Spitfire pilot flying Hillers. Last time I saw him with a Hiller was about 1990.
Must have been well over 65 by then.

With regard to the TRGB failure in the first link, some very good advice I was given during my rotary wing training.

During the pre flight walk round checks, the advice was: “Check to see if there’s actually any oil behind the stain on the sight glass”. I always rock the aircraft where possible to make sure what I’m looking at isn’t JUST an oil stain/discolouration on the inside.

Enstrom 280 pilot did really well putting it down having seen the wreck in situ on top of the mountain, happened 50 m further on and he would have rolled down to the valley below