Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Oosterschelde Netherlands
Saturday, January 21, 2012 14:30 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On January 21, 2012, at 1430 universal coordinated time, a Robinson Helicopter Company model R44, Dutch registration PH-WMW, made an uneventful forced landing after experiencing a partial loss of engine power near Oosterschelde, The Netherlands. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Helicon Helicopter Services, located in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Kruiningen, The Netherlands, at an unspecified time. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Dutch Government. Further information may be obtained from: The Dutch Safety Board P.O. Box 95404 2509 CK The Hague The Netherlands Phone: (+31) 70 333 7000 Fax: (+31) 70 333 7077 E-mail: info@onderzoeksraad.nl Webpage: http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/index.php This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from The Dutch Safety Board.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 1/21/2012
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1430
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Oosterschelde
Event State --
Event Country NETHERLANDS
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 513314N
Event Location Longitude 0035757E
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1435 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID EHWO
Elevation of weather observation facility 66
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 800
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4.4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 17
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.7
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report SPECI EHWO 211435Z AUTO 28017KT 7000 -SHRA FEW008
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Dutch Safety Board
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 19 2012 2:20PM
User who most recently changed record foxt
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number CEN13WA102
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage None
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Robinson Helicopter Company
Aircraft Model R44
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 2072
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category --
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1090
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Helicon Helicopter Services
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Bergen op Zoom
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country NL
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Bergen op Zoom
Operator State --
Operator Country NL
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight International
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger Only
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City Oosterschelde
Departure State --
Departure Country NL
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Kruiningen
Destination State --
Destination Country NL
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 19 2012 2:18PM
User who most recently changed record foxt
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight --
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --