GSDF helicopter rollover accident The aircraft's attitude could not be recognized correctly due to snow smoke Survey results June 5, 15:58
In February this year, a helicopter overturned at a garrison in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, causing an accident in which two members were injured. This is the summary of the survey results.
This February, the UJ1 helicopter overturned during training at the Ground Self Defense Force Asahikawa garrison, and the co-pilot temporarily became unconscious and the captain was injured. It was.
According to it, when the copilot was training hovering at a low altitude in the garrison at that time, the visibility was obscured by the snow smoke rolled up from the ground.
For this reason, the captain who was acting as an instructor took over, but fell into a state of spatial disorientation that could not correctly recognize the attitude of the aircraft, and the subsequent emergency operation was not appropriate, so the balance was overturned and overturned. I am.
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will take preventive measures such as thorough education for instructors and clarification of training rules in bad weather.