Robinson R22 BETA HB-ZGO

Summary

On 6 April 2016 at about 13:30 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered HB-ZGO was involved in an incident near Bern, Switzerland. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 April 2016 at 13:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Bern, Switzerland

Nearest airport

Berne Airport (LSZB)

Coordinates

46.9122, 7.2900

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

HB-ZGO

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berne → Berne

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CEN16WA150

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 6, 2016, about 1330 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), the crew of a Robinson R22 BETA, Swiss registration HB-ZGO, made a precautionary landing at Bern Airport (LSZB), Bern, Switzerland, after they smelled smoke. They noted the alternator had failed and the electrical system was shut down. The alternator fire was extinguished on landing. The two pilots were not injured. The helicopter received minor damage. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The local flight originated from LSZB at an undetermined time. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Board Aeropole 1, 1530 Payerne Bern, Switzerland

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.