ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72554
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 February 2009 |
| Time: | 18:35 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 225LP Super Puma Mk2+ |
| Owner/operator: | Bond Offshore Helicopters |
| Registration: | G-REDU |
| MSN: | 2690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near ETAP Offshore Installation, North Sea -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
| ETAP Offshore Installation, North Sea | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed into sea on night time approach approximately 300 metres southwest of the BP's ETAP offshore installation , 125 miles E of Aberdeen.
The crew’s perception of the position and orientation of the helicopter relative to the platform during the final approach was erroneous. Neither crew member was aware that the helicopter was descending towards the surface of the sea. The approach was conducted in reduced visibility. This degraded the visual cues provided by the platform lighting, adding to the strength of the visual illusions during the final approach. The two radio altimeter-based audio-voice height alert warnings did not activate.
The helicopter remained upright in Sea State 5, supported by its emergency flotation system which had inflated automatically. All those onboard were able to egress into liferafts and they were later rescued by air and maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) assets in just under 2 hours.
Wreckage at Cranfield University accident investigation lab.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/north-sea-helicopter-crash-survivors-1010532
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/commanders-flying-monitoring/
https://stv.tv/news/scotland/north/270147-pilots-blamed-for-oil-rig-helicopter-crash/
https://aerossurance.com/helicopters/night-offshore-helicopter-approach-water-impact/
Location
Media:
OTD 2009: A night visual approach resulted in illusions that resulted in a water impact.https://t.co/MjIgpsWHHh #offshore #helicopter #humanfactors #sar #searchandrescue #aviationsafety #flightsafety pic.twitter.com/Oz5sKSYmzo
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 18, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2010 02:29 | TB | Added |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Oct-2012 02:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2012 07:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2013 13:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 21-May-2013 15:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Aug-2014 20:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2014 10:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 03-May-2016 08:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Nov-2016 17:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 19:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2024 17:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2024 17:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Feb-2024 19:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Feb-2024 19:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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