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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 2021 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW109SP |
| Owner/operator: | LuLu Group International |
| Registration: | VT-YMA |
| MSN: | 22394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Ernakulam, Kerala -
 India
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Lakeshore Hospital Helipad, Cochin | |
| Investigating agency: | DGCA India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The AgustaWestland AW109SP helicopter landed in a marsh, there were no reported injuries.
Causes
The Pilot maneuvered the helicopter with unusual high pitch attitude with low torque setting, resulting into high rate of descent at low altitude. Subsequently, the helicopter entered into Vortex Ring State and the pilot lost control of the helicopter and the helicopter impacted the ground.
Non adherence to Standard operating procedures by the crew and lack of situational awareness is the contributory factor to the incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-based-lulu-group-chairman-yousuf-alis-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-kerala-1.1618117040744
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chopper-with-businessman-yusuff-ali-onboard-crash-lands-in-kerala-s-kochi-101618115767423.html
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chopper-lulu-groups-yusuff-ali-and-wife-makes-emergency-landing-empty-plot-kochi-146938
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/kerala-chopper-crash-land-696921
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9p3IBua-Pk (video)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2021 06:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Apr-2021 06:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2021 07:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2021 15:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2023 09:17 | harro | Updated |
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