Saw this video. I think it takes place in Switzerland. Hope everyone is okay.
Does anyone care to speculate as to the cause?
http://break.com/index/swiss-helicopter-crash.html
A hard landing
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Re: A hard landing
a w.a.g. looks like he was landing on a platform/trailer and missed. Maybe hooked a skid trying to lift up again?
"LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING
SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE, THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING"
WOW... WHAT A RIDE
SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE, THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING"
WOW... WHAT A RIDE
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Re: A hard landing
Touchdown looked a little overcontrolled, but failing to compensate for the lateral thrust caused by the tail rotor (drift to the left in Astars) during the final set-down is what made him slide off the dolly.
Sometimes inattention gets to some of us and we may skid a little laterally on touchdown/liftoff, but it's normally a non-event....unless you're parked on an elevated postage stamp.
The attempt to lift off to correct looks like a 'panic-pull up' move. Looks like he pulled up so agressively he couldn't keep up with his foot pedals to keep the nose pointed straight (torque reaction, nose rotates left in Astars). Unfortuneately part of the landing gear caught on the dolly and became a pivot point, leading to dynamic rollover.
Heard on another forum that he's ok
Sometimes inattention gets to some of us and we may skid a little laterally on touchdown/liftoff, but it's normally a non-event....unless you're parked on an elevated postage stamp.
The attempt to lift off to correct looks like a 'panic-pull up' move. Looks like he pulled up so agressively he couldn't keep up with his foot pedals to keep the nose pointed straight (torque reaction, nose rotates left in Astars). Unfortuneately part of the landing gear caught on the dolly and became a pivot point, leading to dynamic rollover.
Heard on another forum that he's ok
