A S-76C++ Ditched During a PC2 Take Off After an Engine Failure
An offshore helicopter case study on PC2, powerplant reliability and emergency response.
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Professionalism and Integrity in Aviation
We look at the characteristics of professionalism, some of the challenges and the relative value of training and leadership.
Legends: When HM Customs & Excise Sank the Drug Running Tug Adherence in the Bay of Biscay
A WWII tug covertly purchased by HM Customs and unofficially renamed Adherence II (fittingly a not very watertight ‘legend’) sinks in the Bay of Biscay.
Triggered Lightning: Lost of Control & Tail Rotor Blades
An S-76C++ with 14 POB suffered a loss of control when the Commander took over from the Co-Pilot after a lightning strike in IMC.
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Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Water Impact
French Navy S-100 accident: A previously identified failure mode occured prior to the completion of a roll-out of a product improvement.
A Maintenance Error Preceded a Fiery Fatal AS350B3 Accident
A high base maintenance workload and disruptions resulted in a forced landing. A boundary fence post punctured the fuel tank and a post crash fire followed.
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HESLO Long Line SNAFU
Coiling a longline while rotors running caught out this AS350’s pilot.
S-92A Night Approach Mode Awareness Incident
An S-92A received a TAWS warning during a night approach to a drilling rig after an undetected mode selection.
When a Crew Intentionally Left Their Aircraft Running Knowing it Would Damage Itself…
An unusual event, rapid innovation & collaboration and a good example why culpability decision aids can be a distraction.
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Improvised Ice Road IMC Approaches – Twin Otter CFIT
A VFR flight continued in deteriorating weather, over reliant on EFB data and attempting ‘improvised’ instrument approaches in IMC.
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Attention on Engine Shop Assembly of a S-92A CT7-8 after North Sea IFSD
A CT7-8 IFSD: 12 T-bolts fractured, disconnecting the compressor from the GGT. Investigators examined the engine’s last shop visit in Spain.
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AW189 Loss of Control – Ground, Malaysia 2023
While manoeuvring on the ground prior to a hover for post maintenance RTB this AW189 rolled over.
Bo105 Loss of Control in DVE & Water Impact
LOC-I in worsening weather & water impact of a Coast Guard helicopter supporting marine nav aids. Survivability issues mean both occupants perished.
Loss of Control After Powerbank Jams Helicopter Collective
Powerbanks have got a bad name for incendiary flight safety incidents, but an Irish helicopter suffered a very different powerbank incident.
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AS350 HESLO Fuel Incident (Superabsorbent Polymer Contamination)
Forced landing – fuel contaminated with SAP (superabsorbent polymer). Unsuitable filters & water separators. Inadequate fuel QC & training.
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Firefighting K-Max Water Impact After A Close Pass by a S-64 Skycrane
A loss of separation after aircraft were redistributed due to smoke, results in and airprox and downwash affecting the smaller helicopter.
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H130 Sucks Out Hangar Window; Main Rotor Blade Damaged by FOD
When lifting into a hover right next to a hangar, a window flew into the main rotor. The H130 landed hard.
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A Screw in the Wrong Place…A Loss of Hoist Cable
An error of just a few millimetres resulted in a Breeze-Eastern hoist cable being dropped by an AW139…
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Cold Comfort Conference Call: USAF F-35A Alaska Accident
A $196.5 mn organisational accident: a conference call and a contaminated barrel.
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Flat Light B206L4 Alaskan CFIT & 11 Hour Emergency Response Delay
A shocking flight following failure after a flat light North Slope CFIT/Water Impact.
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Air Methods Helicopter Air Ambulance Night Take Off Tree Strike
After training at a Fire Department a BK117 air ambulance crashes after contacting a tree behind it during take off from a confined site.
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OceanGate Titan: Toxic Culture & Fatal Hubris
Deep dive: Toxic culture of a submersible company and their CEO’s hubris. Implosion on a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. Five fatalities.
AW139 Loss of Control Climbing Away from SAR Exercise
Spatial disorientation, intermittent collective FTR use & impaired SA culminated in descending to <150 ft while trying to climb away.
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Air India B787 GEnx-1B In Flight Shut Down After Maintenance Error 5 Years Earlier
A latent failure introduced during maintenance was dormant for 5 years.
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Brazilian Helideck Rollover After Precautionary Landing
Flying back from a bulk carrier the pilot suspected a seatbelt was stuck outside the door…
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