Accident Reports

Robinson R44 Clipper 11, G-CLPR

The student pilot was landing on a concrete apron in front of some hangars. As the helicopter descended from a low hover, it was seen to rock from left to right and then to rotate quickly to the left. It lifted slightly in a hose-low, right-skid low attitude and then rolled over on to its right side. As parts of the rotor blade broke up, a piece of debris was flung across the apron and seriously injured a workman approximately 200 feet away. After the accident, the airfield operator introduced new rules...