EC135 Main Rotor Actuator Tie-Bar Failure
An accident to a police helicopter in the Caribbean resulted in a worldwide check for corrosion in flying control actuators.
EC135 Main Rotor Actuator Tie-Bar Failure Read Post »
Be Careful If You Step Outside!: Unoccupied Rotors Running AS350 Takes Off
Leaving a rotors running helicopter unoccupied, relying on collective friction and a steady wind, might just be a bigger risk than the flight itself…
Be Careful If You Step Outside!: Unoccupied Rotors Running AS350 Takes Off Read Post »
B1900D Window Blowout
An incident in South Africa is a reminder on procedures for operating the B1900D on the ground.
B1900D Window Blowout Read Post »
AAR Bell 214ST Accident in Afghanistan in 2012: NTSB Report
The post crash fire defeated the investigation into a flying control malfunction on an AAR Bell 214ST operating in Afghanistan.
AAR Bell 214ST Accident in Afghanistan in 2012: NTSB Report Read Post »
Norwegian HEMS Landing Wirestrike
Only when looking beyond the completely obvious cause and effect can you see that the accident is more complicated. Obstacle mapping and procedures for approaching ad hoc sites of note.
Norwegian HEMS Landing Wirestrike Read Post »
A109E Window Loss Highlights Maintenance Lessons
The maintenance organisation now treats window replacement as a Critical Maintenance Task and has improved its planning process to ensure better supervision. It also shows its important start have prompt, independent investigations.
A109E Window Loss Highlights Maintenance Lessons Read Post »
Saab 340 Runway Excursion Exposes Safety Management Issues
Highlights the risk of awarding to the lowest bidder and relying only on an AOC being in place. Investigators call for regulators to focus on the practical application and performance of SMS (not shelfware documents).
Saab 340 Runway Excursion Exposes Safety Management Issues Read Post »
EC130B4 Destroyed After Ice Ingestion – Engine Intake Left Uncovered
Within a year a US HEMS operator repeats a Canadian police accident.
EC130B4 Destroyed After Ice Ingestion – Engine Intake Left Uncovered Read Post »
Costa Rican C208B Stalled While Trying To Avoid High Ground
Two C208Bs were carrying foreign tourists. Aircraft 1 took off and turned east, aircraft 2 carried north and lost control trying to avoid the rising ground.
Costa Rican C208B Stalled While Trying To Avoid High Ground Read Post »
Fatal Powerline Human External Cargo Flight
The long line abraded against a power cable and the two linesmen died in a fall from 100ft.
Fatal Powerline Human External Cargo Flight Read Post »
Season’s Greetings from Aerossurance
Aerossurance sends its Season’s Greetings to all its customers, partners, suppliers, colleagues and friends.
Season’s Greetings from Aerossurance Read Post »
BK117B2 Air Ambulance Flameout: Fuel Transfer Pumps OFF, Caution Lights Invisible in NVG Modified Cockpit
Dimming the NVG compatible cockpit lighting for a flight at dusk meant the fuel transfer pump caution lights were invisible. The failure to turn these pumps on was only evident after flameout. We wrote of this problem 14 months earlier after a NZ HEMS accident.
Fatal Taiwanese Night SAR Mission
A winchman and casualty died when they impacted the sea at speed during hoisting at night with a helicopter that lacked autohover.
Fatal Taiwanese Night SAR Mission Read Post »
Luftwaffe VVIP Global 5000 Written Off After Flying Control Assembly Error
A maintenance error results in severe flight control problems and damage that wrote off a German VVIP business jet.
Luftwaffe VVIP Global 5000 Written Off After Flying Control Assembly Error Read Post »
Dash 8 Q400 Return to Base After Pitot System Contaminated By Unapproved Test Kit Lubricant
The AAIB safety investigation revealed a difference between ‘work as imagined’ and ‘work as done’ in testing the pitot static system.
Fall From Stretcher During Taiwanese SAR Mission
As night draws in a SAR crew accept a casualty in a stretcher provided by a ship. During the hoist the stretcher starts to spin and the casualty falls to his death.
Fall From Stretcher During Taiwanese SAR Mission Read Post »
Austrian Police EC135P2+ Impacted Glassy Lake
A low level flight over a lake ends in disaster for a police helicopter. Innovative technology from IWI was used to reconstruct the final flight path.
Austrian Police EC135P2+ Impacted Glassy Lake Read Post »
Unalaska Saab 2000 Fatal Runway Excursion: PenAir N686PA 17 Oct 2019
Only the second fatal accident involving a US Part 121 passenger airline since 2009. One propeller hit a road sign and two blades entered the cabin killing a passenger. Crew had low time on type and landed long.
Unalaska Saab 2000 Fatal Runway Excursion: PenAir N686PA 17 Oct 2019 Read Post »
UH-1H HESLO Fuel Exhaustion Accident
Over confidence in an inaccurately calibrated fuel gauge resulted in a forced autorotation and heavy landing.
UH-1H HESLO Fuel Exhaustion Accident Read Post »
Tight Cable Tie Nose Gear Jam
Damage to a harness by a rigid tie wrap was enough to eventually cause a nose landing gear jam, in a previously not foreseen failure mode.
Tight Cable Tie Nose Gear Jam Read Post »
“Shoulda gone around”: B727 Landing with NLG Retracted
A failure to report a defect during the previous flight and an Aircraft Commander who ignored concerns from his crew feature in this accident that feels like it is from a pre-CRM era.
“Shoulda gone around”: B727 Landing with NLG Retracted Read Post »
Taiwan Night Medevac Helicopter Take Off Accident
Loss of Control In-flight, high descent rate and water impact.
Taiwan Night Medevac Helicopter Take Off Accident Read Post »
‘Crazy’ KC-10 Boom Loss: Informal Maintenance Shift Handovers and Skipped Tasks
Informal verbal handovers over 4 shifts and skipping a key functional check had a hand in an air refuelling boom that went ‘crazy’ in flight and detached.
‘Crazy’ KC-10 Boom Loss: Informal Maintenance Shift Handovers and Skipped Tasks Read Post »
EC135P2+ Loss of NR Control During N2 Adjustment Flight
The loss of control of N2, and therefore of NR, was caused by the absence of the stop ring mechanism within this EC135P2’s N2 adjuster.
EC135P2+ Loss of NR Control During N2 Adjustment Flight Read Post »