No investigation after training accident
Jun 21, 2011
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens Haverikommission, SHK) has decided not to proceed in the post-accident examination following a training accident in Jönköping last year. It published a report today saying that the investigation has been cancelled due to the art of the accident.
The event itself occurred on June 29 last year, when a Schweizer 269Cbi (SE-JBP) hit the ground hard at Axamo Airport in Jönköping during an autorotation training. None of the two pilots were hurt in the accident, but the helicopter was substantially damaged. The pilots were conducting a flight instructor course.
The document published by the Investigation Board today states that full-down autorotation exercises are a well-known hazard in helicopter aviation, and that there have been many reports published in the matter. Even the slightest mistake in such an exercise can lead to an accident, which most often is survivable. The Board concludes by staying that it “does not see that a deeper investigation of this accident can add any new perspectives in regard to flight safety.”