Correct me if I am wrong.....the Main MGB Shaft failed......right?
What was designed to be a single item became "two"....where I come from that is called a MGB Shaft failure!
No matter who designed it or what part number is on it.
Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
You want to dramatise it by saying "main shaft failure" but I would call it "oil pump drive failure" which is what it actually was. But I appreciate that sounds far less theatrical and thus doesn't suit your agenda. I seem to recall the precious S92 had its share of oil pump drive and design failures but you've conveniently forgotten to mention them.
And is a controlled landing on the water an "accident"? I guess it depends on your jurisdiction.