Accident to the Airbus EC130 registered TC-HMV on 28/07/2023 at Samos
Loss of control in yaw during landing, hard landing, roll-over
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Greek authorities:
During landing at LGSM airport runway 09 at 05:28 UTC (08:28 Local time) the Helicopter lost directional control while entering hovering landing phase (cause not yet determined). The Helicopter landed hard while having directional control issues just outside runway side at strip area (south side of Runway opposite A3 exit) and rolled over on its side resulting to substancial damage.