Originally Posted by
havick
John eacott, didn't you write off a BK117 simply flying into Bankstown NVFR to a lit pad?
No.
I had a tail rotor strike on a tree when landing at a completely dark, unlit area outside a hangar late at night when positioning for a fire call. The trees were cut down by Bankstown Airport a few days later, certainly shouldn't have been there! My BK was back up and running and spent many years of fun flying.
I'm always comfortable sharing experiences to help others avoid mistakes, but there's no point in trying to infer the accident was worse than it was. It certainly has no bearing on offshore flying.