June 2016

ANSV Issue AW609 Tilt Rotor Accident Investigation Report

Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, FDM / Data Recorders, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, News, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

ANSV Issue AW609 Tilt Rotor Accident Investigation Report Investigators say a prototype tilt rotor broke up in flight after a divergent dutch roll developed in a high speed dive. The Italian civil aviation safety investigation authority, the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV), has issued an interim statement of the loss of prototype #2 (AC2) Leonardo AW609  tilt rotor  N609AG […]

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HEMS Black Hole Accident: “Organisational, Regulatory and Oversight Deficiencies”

Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

The operator had insufficient resources to effectively manage safety say TSB. The regulator had concerns but its approach did not ensure timely rectification.

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For Rotors Grease is the Word

Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Management

For Rotors Grease is the Word We look at two helicopter accidents (one fatal) where grease, and in particular the absence of grease, were critical factors. Case 1: AS355F1 N58020 15 September 2012, New Jersey (One Fatality) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report that, Airbus Helicopters AS355F1, N58020 operated by charter operator Analar Corporation was making a positioning flight

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