At 50 feet, during the demonstration of Class B landing by the training captain, the helicopter experienced a sudden drop in height, hitting the ground nine metres short of the runway. There was no fatality, but damage to the nose wheels, the left main landing gear forward structure and the tail guard.
- Date
- March 24, 2008
- Reg
- 5N-BJF
- Make
- Eurocopter
- Model
- AS365
- MSN
- 6419
- Location
- Bonny, Rivers State.
- Country
- Nigeria
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Aero-Contractors
- Link 1
- http://aib.gov.ng/reports/AIB-AERO-2008-03-24-F.pdf
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