The SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service Agusta 119 helicopter after its engines were shut down on the roof of Paarl Hospital on February 19 2022.Two paramedics aboard a helicopter careering in circles on a hospital roof didn't hang around and hope for the best.
Details of the drama, which unfolded on the 30m roof at 1am on February 19, emerged this week in a preliminary serious incident report issued by the SA Civil Aviation Authority . When the main rotor approached the speed required for take-off “the helicopter abruptly experienced a violent yaw to the left side of approximately 90°; it then stopped for about a second”.
“Meanwhile, as the helicopter advanced through the third 360º yaw to the left side, the pilot rolled the throttle closed. This action slowly stopped the yaw rate.SA Civil Aviation Authority/Google Earth
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