Hi Makrider,
I think that you’re overestimating the CIAIAC response time. Just to give you two examples:
EC-FJJ, Sikorsky S-61 accident (Inaer), Tenerife, one of the main rotor blades detached in flight after several warnings were ignored, 6 fatalities:
Accident: 08-Jul-2006
Preliminary Report: Mid 2007.
http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/9..._A_INTERIM.pdf (English)
Final report: Awaiting
EC-HFP, McDonnell Douglas MD-82 accident (Spanair), Barajas Airport (Madrid), aircraft stalled during take-off, 154 fatalities:
Accident: 20-Aug-2008
Preliminary Report: 10-Oct-2008
http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/C...A_032_2008.pdf (English)
Final report: Awaiting
So I guess that it will be a few months before we hear anything official re Helimer 207 accident.
No need to say that the Ministerio de Fomento is in charge of both ‘Dirección de Aviación Civil’ (Spanish CAA), and ‘SASEMAR’ (i.e. Spanish Coastguard), so no conflict of interests!
Furthermore, 66% of Inaer turnover comes from government agencies (including SASEMAR). (Refer to
Grupo Inaer (English) ). So you can draw your own conclusions.
Sadly in the meantime SASEMAR AW139 operations are in ‘business as usual’. Other than a short note emailed by management acknowledging the accident, no preventive action has been taken, despite the fact that there are already a few hypothesis on the table.
