All the pilots in this mission are highly experienced, full rated and since long years professional pilots. There is no single low-timer between them. All have done thousends of HEMS and police missions and faced a lot of times white out conditions.
But someone made a fatal mistake, we are all humans and humans are known for making mistakes. Thats all to say to this sad day. There is no other reason. A simple human error, may be a verbal mistake, a split second wrong decision and a catastrophic outcome. There is no 100% safety to get in aviation especially not in HEMS or police or military aviation. Pilots are not machines.
White or brown out conditions are dangerous, but helicopters have to operate under such conditions. That makes our job something special. Desk riding it's easier.
Last edited by tecpilot; 22nd Mar 2013 at 14:35.