tradford Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just heard from my flying buddy that the Gwinnett County Sheriff's MD500 had a mishap at the airport this morning. Both pilots survived with injuries and the bird is a loss. Our helicopter service operates across the runway and I can't tell how many times I've marveled at that little black jewel doing flight maneuvers. Apparently their injuries aren't life threatening, but little has been disclosed so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500F Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 The 500 is very likely the most crash-worthy aircraft ever built. If you land it on the skids, your odds are darn good regardless of any other factors. He hit hard enough to pull both gear legs out of the keel beam. ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo828 Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Glad they are ok. Interested to see the cause of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEZALL Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 officer Mclain treated and released, Corporal Duncan transferred to atlanta spine center for treatment. He is paralysed from the waist down and no word of prognosis. I cant find any report preliminary or other wise. news article http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/survivor-of-gwinnett-police-helicopter-crash-now-paralyzed/614526357 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradford Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 The whole incident was caught on video. I saw a copy of it right after it happened. It was scary seeing the ship hit the ground at such a high speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500F Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 The preliminary report seems to indicate some sort of t/R drive failure. If so, that would be extremely rare, I don't believe in the hundreds of 500 crashes I've read I can think of a single instance of drive failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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