Sector Aviation
Broken-off tail rotor construction, MBB BO 105 CBS-4, Amstelveen, 19 May 2006
| Start date investigation | May 19, 2006 |
|---|---|
| End date investigation | July 12, 2010 |
| Type investigation | Short |
| Registratie vliegtuig | PH-RPX |
| Status investigation | Closed |
After scheduled maintenance a pilot and an aircraft engineer performed a test flight. At an altitude of 800 feet a loud bang was heard, followed by a sudden loss of tail rotor control. The crew managed to make an autorotation landing without further damage. The tail rotor, together with its gearbox had separated from the tail.