Accident to the Robinson R44 registered F-GZBD on 24/01/2018 at Les Boisses (73)

Atterrissage dur, heurt des pales du rotor principal avec la poutre de queue

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Local flight from Le Fayet heliport to Les Boisses heliport

Following a hard landing, the main rotor struck the tail boom.

Final report (FR) (2018/04/04)

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General information
Local date	24/01/2018
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 73 Savoie
Location	H-ST Les Boisses
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact
File number	BEA2018-0043

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	ROBINSON - R44
Aircraft Registration	F-GZBD
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - Other (Le Fayet (74))
Planned destination	France - Other (Le Fayet (74))
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	10353
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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