Police helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub roof

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Still no explanation as to why a controlled descent (auto rotation) wasn't possible as is the normal proceedure on engine failure.

As there was no mayday call. I think that it happened out of the blue and they didn't have a chance to try to carry out that procedure as it 'dropped like a stone'.

[weenie]

I have seen police helicopter's flying low many times I could not tell you the height but I have witnessed it often especially along the M74 as I can view this easily from a bedroom window at the back of my house ... I honestly do believe this happened so fast hence no mayday call ... God love everyone affected by this tragedy ...
Just came on STV news that both engines failed being starved of fuel despite the air craft carrying enough fuel for another 20 minutes of flying ....

Our local police helo is often below 1000ft when over our town I'd guess between 4&600ft is the norm so I'm guessing the same rules don't apply to the police as civil pilots. Whatever caused it will not offer any comfort though but thieves breaking in is the height of **** but let's be honest we all see small minority's of youths wherever we live that would do the same national thing not just Glasgow Derek .

[Derek]

The final reports been released.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-34606835

The report into the crash, which took place on 29 November 2013, said:
the fuel pumps were switched off when the helicopter was somewhere between Dalkeith in Midlothian and Bothwell in South Lanarkshire

the first "low fuel" indicator activated somewhere before Bothwell

the audible "low fuel" warning was acknowledged by the pilot, David Traill, five times. Guidelines say he should have landed within 10 minutes, but did not

there were about 32 seconds between the first engine flaming out and the second, but the single engine emergency shutdown checklist was not completed in that time

there was no evidence of any technical malfunction and there was fuel left in the tanks