Brazil AW139 Incident

[rrekn]

Bad day at the office. The machine had only be in operation for 15 days after delivery from the Leonardo factory in Philadelphia



https://helosmag.com/2021/06/04/un-a...ento-nocturno/

[Sir Korsky]

looks like a nasty blade strike with a hail Mary on the float switch, but survivable thankfully !

[[email protected]]

And on a training sortie too.............

[gulliBell]

It's Brazil. It happens.

[Doors Off]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

And on a training sortie too.............

Instructors sometimes get “great” ideas. However, perhaps we should wait for the investigation. Pretty sure none of the crew went to work with that plan.

[mickjoebill]

Originally Posted by Doors Off

Instructors sometimes get “great” ideas. However, perhaps we should wait for the investigation. Pretty sure none of the crew went to work with that plan.

As with many aviation incidents, it was years in the making....