Incident report
Robinson R44 Raven crash near Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
minor2018-05-05
Summary
Robinson R44, G-HYND had landed and was being shut down when a second Robinson R44, G-CTFL, reversed into it after lifting to a hover. One of G-HYND's rotor blades collided with G-CTFL's engine housing. Safety action has been taken by the helicopter operator to improve the helipad arrangement, procedures and RFFS response.
Incident details
Date
2018-05-05
Location
Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Registration
G-HYND
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
ground
55.9746, -3.9738
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIB
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