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Blinded by Light, Spanish Customs AS365 Crashed During Night-time Hot Pursuit

Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

A helicopter contracted by Spanish customs hit the sea at night when descending to intercept smugglers. The sensor operator in the cabin died.

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Dornier 328-100 Crossed Apron During Runway Excursion

Accidents & Incidents, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

Fortuitously no aircraft were struck as this Do328 TP left the runway, crossed the airport apron and stopped 3 m from the boundary fence by a hangar. The AIB report identifies a PCU failure but focuses on the crew response rather than the PCU defect.

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Mind the Gap: Hover Taxi Collision

Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Safety Management

Mind the Gap: Hover Taxi Collision (Bell 206L) On 30 July 2022 a Bell 206L was hover taxiing from the fuel bowser to park at Newman Airport, Western Australia when the main rotor stuck a hangar. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) occurrence brief identifies neither aircraft or operator.  They explain that: While lining up with marking aids on the taxiway, the pilot

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Double Trouble: An Operator Lost Two Helicopters in the Same Lake in 12 Hours

Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

Double Trouble: An Operator Lost Two Helicopters in the Same Lake in 12 Hours On 26 April 2022 two helicopters of Coastal Air Services, both performing Part-137 aerial application operations, crashed into Lake Apopka, near Oakland, Florida, just 12 hours apart. Accident 1: B206B N206BX At 07:16 Bell 206B N206BX, was being flown by a

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Second Time Unlucky: Fatal Greek Wirestrike High-Wire Illusion

Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Safety Management

A lack of a site survey or a site recce meant a pilot didn’t realise he had passed under a powerline on approach. On departure the cables were noticed just before impact but due to a ‘high-wire illusion’ the pilot reduced the climb and flew into them.

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