Accident to the Guibal G2 registered HB-ZOQ on 02/07/2024 at Lausanne (Switzerland)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the swiss authorities:

Hard ground contact whilst performing solo hovering and spot turn exercises.

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General information
Local date	02/07/2024
Responsible entity	Switzerland - STSB
State or area of occurrence	Switzerland
Location	AD Lausanne
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0258

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Switzerland - Heli Lausanne SA
Manufacturer / Model	GUIMBAL - CABRI
Aircraft Registration	HB-ZOQ
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSGL : Lausanne/Blecherette
Planned destination	Switzerland - LSGL : Lausanne/Blecherette
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	1290
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Solo

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