Incident report
Robinson R22 Beta crash near Welshpool Airport, Powys, United Kingdom
unknown2023-09-01
Summary
The helicopter, in a low hover, suffered from a dynamic rollover during a flight with a passenger on a helicopter experience day. The accounts of the pilot and passenger differed as to who was controlling the cyclic during the moments before the helicopter struck the ground; the AAIB investigation was unable to resolve these differences. Robinson R22 Beta, G-BXOA 01-24
Incident details
Date
2023-09-01
Location
Welshpool Airport, Powys, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Registration
G-BXOA
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
hover
52.6295, -3.1522
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIB
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