Human Factors / Performance

HF / Human Performance

BK117 Offshore Medevac CFIT & Survivability Issues

Posted by on Jul 8, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

BK117 Offshore Medevac CFIT & Survivability Issues (Southern Lakes BK117C1 ZK-IMX, Southern Ocean off Auckland Islands) On 22 April 2019 Southern Lakes Helicopters Airbus / Kawasaki BK117C1 ZK-IMX...

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EC135 Air Ambulance CFIT when Pilot Distracted Correcting Tech Log Errors

Posted by on Jun 10, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Airbus EC135P2+ Air Ambulance CFIT when Pilot Distracted Correcting Tech Log Errors (Med-Trans / LifeForce 6 N558MT, North Carolina) On 9 March 2023 LifeForce Airbus EC135P2+ air ambulance N558MT, operated by...

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Poor Contracting Practices and a Canadian Helicopter HESLO Accident

Posted by on Apr 16, 2023 in Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Mining / Resource Sector, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

Poor Contracting Practices and a Canadian Helicopter HESLO Accident (Heli-Express Airbus AS350B2 C-GHEX at Hydro-Quebec Powerline Worksite) On 11 May 2021, Héli-Express Airbus AS350B2 C-GHEX was conducting...

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