Serious incident to the Guimbal Cabri G2 registered VH-LTO on 28/04/2021 at Redcliffe

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During circuit operations, the crew temporarily lost cyclic control. The engineering inspection revealed the dual controls had been installed incorrectly.

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General information
Local date	28/04/2021
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	Redcliffe, QLD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0189

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Australia (Aeropower PTY Ltd)
Manufacturer / Model	GUIMBAL - CABRI
Aircraft Registration	VH-LTO
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YRED : Redcliffe
Planned destination	Australia - YRED : Redcliffe
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1071
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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