Special Mission Aircraft

Fatal Biplane/Helicopter Mid Air Collision in Spain, 30 December 2017

Accidents & Incidents, Air Traffic Management / Airspace, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

At an uncontrolled aerodrome the Jungmann biplane struck the B412’s tail rotor. The biplane pilot died but all 10 POB on the firefighting helicopter survived.

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Inappropriate Autorotation Training: Police AS350

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

A US police AS350B3 Engine Off Landing was practiced on a part rocky, part boggy peninsular, 28 miles drive from emergency assistance. A hard landing damaged the helicopter but fortunately there were no injuries. NTSB highlight Airbus’ advice on such training.

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US HEMS EC135P1 Dual Engine Failure: 7 July 2018

Accidents & Incidents, Helicopters, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

NTSB indicate that a pilot used to the glass cockpit EC135P2+, who had only a brief online differences course for the EC135P1, oversped both engines when they were inadvertently set to manual control. This had happened in a 2006 fatal accident too. A modification to help prevent this had only been fitted to 2 of the 17 P1s in the US fleet.

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Wayward Window: Fatal Loss of a Fire-Fighting Helicopter in NZ

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

Investigators describe how the sudden loss of a window as a consequence of flying in a prohibited configuration may have made the pilot pitch up, allowing the under-slung fire-fighting bucket to strike the tail rotor.

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