Helicopter accident in Longford

jimbis

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0715/715080-helicopter-crash/

All okay, came into contact with a pub near abbyshrule airfield. Apparently lots of damage to the building so sounds like the people on board were lucky.
Anyone got anymore info on this?

Edit. Still off a video I found

coylemj

RTE says the Rustic Inn took a direct hit ...

_Tombstone_

coylemj wrote: »

RTE says the Rustic Inn took a direct hit ...

Propeller tipped the wall.



Lucks like a narrow little spot, lucky didn't land on on building or in the water.

https://twitter.com/denisecanavan/status/621437674709192704/photo/1

soccerc

More here: http://pix.ie/soccerc/album/509771

dancingchicken

I can't even imagine being in a pub and a helicopter crashing into the building, crazy

jimbis

dancingchicken wrote: »

I can't even imagine being in a pub and a helicopter crashing into the building, crazy

Like the one in Scotland last year were people were killed...

Be interesting to see what brought this helicopter to crash here. Lots of fields safe places around to land. Breaking news say it was landing at the time so maybe a loss of power at low altitude? Time will tell anyway.

_Tombstone_

jimbis wrote: »

Like the one in Scotland last year were people were killed...

Be interesting to see what brought this helicopter to crash here. Lots of fields safe places around to land. Breaking news say it was landing at the time so maybe a loss of power at low altitude? Time will tell anyway.

No gliding in a chopper, only falling.

jimbis

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

No gliding in a chopper, only falling.

But if he was high enough he can use auto rotation, granted it leaves you with only nearby options. Perhaps the canal was looking nice and soft.

ArseBurger

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

No gliding in a chopper, only falling.

The equivalent of gliding in a helicopter is called autorotation.

_Tombstone_

ArseBurger wrote: »

The equivalent of gliding in a helicopter is called autorotation.

Yea, just looking at a few vids of it there, they get further than I thought they would.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-5ARzqF3R4

arubex

Looks like Gazelle G-BXTH from those angles, based on Isle of Man.

Xpro

He tried to land beside the pub and clipped the wall. Wasnt a crash

s15r330

The idiot attempted to land there 2 or 3 times and clipped the pub on his final attempt. You nearly wouldn't park a car where it happened. Abbeyshrule airfield is a few hundred metres away and lots of open fields. Lucky he didn't kill someone.

Larbre34

dancingchicken wrote: »

I can't even imagine being in a pub and a helicopter crashing into the building, crazy

Glasgow, 29 Nov 2013.

MintyMagnum

s15r330 wrote: »

The idiot attempted to land there 2 or 3 times and clipped the pub on his final attempt. You nearly wouldn't park a car where it happened. Abbeyshrule airfield is a few hundred metres away and lots of open fields. Lucky he didn't kill someone.

So the Celtic Tiger's back?

davehey79

https://www.flickr.com/photos/endafarrell1/sets/72157653609390394/

some good pics here guys

homerjay2005

Surely no way he actually wanted to land there??

Its the last place that looks safe to land a helicopter

s15r330

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Surely no way he actually wanted to land there??

Its the last place that looks safe to land a helicopter

Yep he did, made a few attempts to put it down before crashing!

Miguel_Sanchez

I saw a video taken a few minutes before the crash. The guy flying the helicopter shouldn't be flying is all I can say.

Bummer1234

s15r330 wrote: »

Yep he did, made a few attempts to put it down before crashing!

Your not serious??...I was looking at satellite images on google maps and makes me question where he was trying to land.

Miguel_Sanchez wrote: »

I saw a video taken a few minutes before the crash. The guy flying the helicopter shouldn't be flying is all I can say.

Any links of this video?

Xpro

Bummer1234 wrote: »

Your not serious??...I was looking at satellite images on google maps and makes me question where he was trying to land.



Any links of this video?

Video is here

http://utv.ie/News/2015/07/16/Helicopter-crash-tore-hole-in-bedroom-wall-41111

gctest50

imitation

Xpro wrote: »

He tried to land beside the pub and clipped the wall. Wasnt a crash

Its my first thought too, looks like the rotor hit the side of the pub full belt, seems like a strange place to aim for if you were in difficulty.

AngryHippie

Someones been playing a bit too much GTA.:rolleyes:

Real-life helicopter access has been withdrawn :pac::pac::pac:

Very lucky not to have killed someone. Of all the pubs to land at, why would you pick one thats barely a kilometer from a perfectly good aerodrome.

What a goose.....

Miguel_Sanchez

Bummer1234 wrote: »

Any links of this video?

That's the one linked up the page there. Looks like there's no footage of the actual crash but I can imagine they were doing something similarly stupid.

homerjay2005

this is insane...what on earth was he thinking?

Odyssey 2005

homerjay2005 wrote: »

this is insane...what on earth was he thinking?

Probably thirsty !:eek:
Insurance company and the powers that be will be very interested in that video,won't end well for him.

Sterling Archer

Bazzy

its amazing what a few bob and a lack of common sense can get ya !

_Tombstone_

Was it a pub crawl they were on?

There is also cast iron lamp posts about every 30-40 ft along the canal bank and picnic tables, the canal bank also doesn't look wide enough to accommodate the width of the rotors. Seriously irresponsible flying on his behalf and what a waste of a lovely helicopter.

Pictures available online now of the site he tried landing on, sorry I can't link to them, I seriously hope no one was standing on the smoking deck.

FWVT

It seems that this guy should be charged with reckless endangerment and lose his license straight off, but of course we're not allowed comment on anything about these crashes on this forum before the official report is released. Or so I thought.

I have one word, though; Bettystown.

breanach78

Highly irresponsible flying, more so with the few attempts at landing. Lucky he did not kill anyone as a landing chopper usually attracts a crowd.

Vid is crash here,

VIDEO: Dramatic footage of helicopter crash on banks of Royal Canal http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/video-dramatic-footage-of-helicopter-crash-on-banks-of-royal-canal-31381424.html

breanach78

Highly irresponsible flying, more so with the few attempts at landing. Lucky he did not kill anyone as a landing chopper usually attracts a crowd.

Vid is crash here,

VIDEO: Dramatic footage of helicopter crash on banks of Royal Canal http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/video-dramatic-footage-of-helicopter-crash-on-banks-of-royal-canal-31381424.html

Razor44

What In gods name was he thinking??? For a start, it's a picnic area not exactly the first port of call for a landing site. It appears to be beyond reckless, boats buildings street furniture and people all in the one space. I can't comprehend the disregard for safety that appears to be illustrated by the footage.

Xpro

breanach78 wrote: »

Highly irresponsible flying, more so with the few attempts at landing. Lucky he did not kill anyone as a landing chopper usually attracts a crowd.

Vid is crash here,

VIDEO: Dramatic footage of helicopter crash on banks of Royal Canal http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/video-dramatic-footage-of-helicopter-crash-on-banks-of-royal-canal-31381424.html

holy fcuk:eek:

I cant understand what went trough his head to even attempt to land in between the poles and so close to a building.
That man walking around the heli is seriously lucky that he didnt get killed by a projected object...

ThisRegard

Here's 2 vids the Journal have linked to, what an idot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL0MiRSfga0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OsVSVzYTtw

arubex

So few Gazelles on the civil register because most of their service history is military; lots of certification issues tracking parts used and processes followed etc

And then someone creams one of them into a pub for no obvious reason

megabantz

That is unbelievable.. If you watch the clip in the independant.ie cover of the story you can see the guy walking upto the picnic tables and move them back as if to create space for the pilot. It looks very likely the idiot was attempting (multiple times and badly at that) to land the chopper....

FWVT

ThisRegard wrote: »

Here's 2 vids the Journal have linked to, what an idot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL0MiRSfga0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OsVSVzYTtw

Straight into prison and throw away the key. That idiot is so stupid that he's a danger to society, whether flying a heli or otherwise. I just cannot believe what I saw.

imitation

AngryHippie wrote: »

Someones been playing a bit too much GTA.:rolleyes:
..

It really is a GTA landing after looking at the video, feck it even in gta I wouldnt chance that one.

cnocbui

I bet someone today is wishing they hadn't been so lazy and had just walked a few meters.

homerjay2005

that video :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: really is amzing just how idiotic he was, he broke every rule possible in Aviation.

a spell in Jail surely????

EB_2013

He was probably trying to show off to his mates, 'Hey look where I can land'.

I hope they throw the book at him for that, surely you can't just decide to land a helicopter wherever you want.

CJhaughey

Where is the tail gone in the Canal?

de biz

CJhaughey wrote: »

Where is the tail gone in the Canal?

Ah Boss Le fenestron please

RustyNut

Will be keeping an eye here to see what the "pilot" has to say about this one.

Can we speculate on the cause. My guess is that some young buck with a few hours on a robinson thought it would be a laugh to take daddys Gazelle out for a spin, because I can't imagine any experienced pilot being so absolutely fcuking stupid.

jmayo

s15r330 wrote: »

The idiot attempted to land there 2 or 3 times and clipped the pub on his final attempt. You nearly wouldn't park a car where it happened. Abbeyshrule airfield is a few hundred metres away and lots of open fields. Lucky he didn't kill someone.

There is pic of a garda standing in the area beside the wreck of a once beatiful helicopter and it really draws to your attention how small the area is he was trying to land in.

Even looking at the wreck one can guage how small the area is.

I would love to be the farmer selling this guy land because the guy has no bloody concept of size.

All I can say is, sadly the people who can afford to fly such beautiful machines are often ones the least deserving of the chance and least capable.

beanian

Looks like g-bxth alright

Xpro

RustyNut wrote: »

Will be keeping an eye here to see what the "pilot" has to say about this one.

Can we speculate on the cause. My guess is that some young buck with a few hours on a robinson thought it would be a laugh to take daddys Gazelle out for a spin, because I can't imagine any experienced pilot being so absolutely fcuking stupid.

Not really, infact it was an experienced older pilot that was flying the chopper, and it's just so hard to think why would one put themselves in that position.

de biz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPt7HAfmUs

In fairness a precedent was set.