Originally Posted by
Dave Ed
That was the Nordraug, and the infamous trolley with a hydraulically powered turntable so that it could be swiveled into wind for operations. Unfortunately the controls were above the level of the landing pad, so the Norwegians were asked to lower them to reduce the possibility of hitting them.
Instead, they put a guard over the levers. Needless to say one pilot drifted, hooked the heel of the skid under the guard and over she went. Trapped in the 212, the sliding door was too high for him to reach to open, and the front door was too heavy to push open. One of the other pilots jumped onto the (now smouldering) 212 and pulled the pilot out, and soon after the legs of the passenger seats were highlighted to be used as a ladder for emergency escape when a 212 rolls onto its side.
The Nordraug also had no adequate firefighting equipment for the deck, so shortly after the accident a firefighting monitor was installed.