ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343086
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| Date: | Thursday 1 May 2014 |
| Time: | c. 04:30 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS365N Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Hélicoptères de France |
| Registration: | F-GVFE |
| MSN: | 6219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maripasoula Airport (MPY/SOOA) -
 French Guiana
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (CAY/SOCA) |
| Maripasoula Airport (MPY/SOOA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On a (moonless) night time medical flight the aircraft made a hard landing, sustaining substantial damage.
Causes
The lack of crew procedures and training, and inadequate monitoring of flight parameters and external cues during the approach, prevented the pilot from detecting and correcting the trajectory deviation.
The accident was caused by the pilot continuing on final, after the decision height, when the approach was not stabilized.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-a-aerospatiale-sa-365n-dauphin-2-registered-f-gvfe-on-01-05-2014-at-maripasoula-973/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2023 07:17 | harro | Updated |
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