Originally Posted by
ApolloHeli
From the summary: "insufficient collective pitch control input was applied by the commander to maintain the approach profile and the target approach airspeed of 80 kt. This resulted in insufficient engine power being provided and the helicopter’s airspeed reduced continuously during the final approach."
Yes, the SOPs sound daft but that should have been a red flag to any competent pilot and additional focus should have been used in the cockpit to work around it until common sense prevailed and led to a change. In the meantime, during a mechanical failure-free NPA, it was the PF who failed to lift up on the collective, and the PM who failed to monitor and register the decreasing airspeed.
FWIW I'm with Crab on this one to a certain extent. Given the plethora of good pilots willing to fly there, if a pilot is lucky enough to hold a seat in the north sea they should be exceptional at their job. A PF not flying properly, and a PM not monitoring properly isn't something that can be glossed over because the SOPs were back-to-front.
Well I’m sure your passengers will be delighted to hear that it couldn’t possibly happen to you.