(Principal office in Austin, Texas) All Rights Reserved. The 737 saw the helicopter ahead and made a high speed rejected take off, stopping approximately 100 metres before reaching the position of the helicopter which had by then moved off the runway still hovering.On 20 October 1998, in the North Sea, an Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma operated by Norsk HeliKopter AS, experienced engine failure with autorotation and subsequent lost of height. The investigation identifies significant lessons to be learned related to gearbox design, risk assessment, fatigue evaluation, gearbox condition monitoring, type certification and continued airworthiness, which may also be valid for other helicopter types.On 18 February 2009, the crew of Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma attempting to make an approach to a North Sea offshore platform in poor visibility at night lost meaningful visual reference and a sea impact followed. Mauris vitae ultricies metus, at condimentum nulla. Safety Statistics Monthly briefings are developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Rotorcraft Standards Branch to summarize accident trends for the US Government Fiscal Year (FY). The investigation concluded that the accident probably occurred because of the effects of oculogravic and somatogravic illusions combined with both pilots being focused on the platform and not monitoring the flight instruments.On 12 January 2012, the crew of an EC 225LP helicopter were unable to prevent it almost departing the helideck at the offshore platform where it had just made a normal touch down at night after an en route diversion prompted by a partial hydraulic failure. The overall accident rate fell to 3.19 accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2016 compared with 3.67 accidents in 2015.
x. Helicopters at Work: Winner Ryan Mattson Mojave, California, USA. Soon afterwards, violent pitch, roll and yaw with significant negative and positive ‘g’ occurred. FY 2020 Safety Statistics .
An emergency evacuation was ordered and ground crew intervention prevented further helicopter movement. Our Accreditation Program for Safety helps operators reduce accident and incident rates by setting standards. The Investigation attributed the conflict to an inappropriate ATC response to the temporary loss of radar contact with the helicopter aggravated by inaccurate position reports and non-compliance with the aerodrome circuit altitude by the helicopter crew.On 29 May 2012, a British Airways Airbus A320 departing Zürich and in accordance with its SID in a climbing turn received and promptly and correctly actioned a TCAS RA 'CLIMB'. In 2019, 2,859 helicopters were registered in Canada. Significant deficiencies at the Operator and in respect of the effectiveness of its Regulatory oversight were identified as having been a significant context for the accident.On 28 December 2016, yaw control was lost during touchdown of a Sikorsky S92A landing on a North Sea offshore platform and it almost fell into the sea. It was noted that ambiguity had contributed to crew misdiagnosis the cause and that the ditching had been mishandled.
Mauris vitae ultricies metus, at condimentum nulla. Suspendisse nec tortor urna. Ut laoreet sodales nisi, quis iaculis nulla iaculis vitae. Shortly after selecting the emergency lubrication system, that system also indicated failure and the crew responded in accordance with the QRH drill to “land immediately” by carrying out a successful controlled ditching. The helicopter began to descend with a high rotation rate and soon afterward impacted the ground and almost immediately caught fire, which prevented those onboard surviving. Become a member and receive exclusive access to the best resources in vertical aviation, plus receives dozens of extra benefits like networking, discounts, promotions, a free subscription to ROTOR Magazine and more! However, the mistake was realised quickly enough for the crew to recover control of the helicopter.On 28th February 2002, an Aerospatiale AS332L Super Puma helicopter en route approximately 70 nm northeast of Scatsa, Shetland Islands was in the vicinity of a storm cell when a waterspout was observed about a mile abeam.