Robinson R44 Raven II, G-ODHB, 5 December 2010

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - rotorcraft
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 5 December 2010
• Aircraft type: Robinson R44 Raven II
• Location: Staverton Airfield, Gloucestershire
• Registration: G-ODHB

Robinson R44 Raven II, G-ODHB

Summary:

The student pilot reported that whilst hover taxiing, the right hand forward entry door opened. He instinctively looked towards the door and tried to grab it by momentarily removing his hand from the cyclic control. By the time he had replaced his hand on the controls and looked forward again, the helicopter was in an unusual attitude and he was unable to prevent it from contacting the ground heavily. The helicopter operator later inspected the door latch mechanism and was unable to fault its operation.

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Published 10 December 2014