Incident report
Robinson R44 Raven crash near Maynooth, Ireland
minor2007-07-15
Summary
Following an approach to land and hover, an un-intentional rearward movement caused the tail rotor guard to strike the ground.The helicopter landed back on, but as a result of the impact, the tail rotor and vertical fin sheared off. There were no injuries. Following an approach to land and hover, an un-intentional rearward movement caused the tail rotor guard to strike the ground.The helicopter landed back on, but as a result of the impact, the tail rotor and vertical fin sheared off. There were no injuries.
Incident details
Date
2007-07-15
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
Aircraft
Registration
G-OSJL
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
hover
Source
AAIU ↗53.3830, -6.5923
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIU
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