S76 C+ Offshore Accident Indonesia 20JUL2021
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S76 C+ Offshore Accident Indonesia 20JUL2021
The details surrounding Travira's S76C+ 20JUL accident are scant- "The NTSB report that Sikorsky S-76C++ PK-TVY was involved in an accident at the Soehanah jack-up Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) in the South China Sea. According to BEA the "When about to land, a loud noise was heard and the aircraft rolled to the right. The aircraft stopped at the edge of the helipad. All main rotor blades detached." No injuries were reported".
Anyone have more information? Rumours?
Anyone have more information? Rumours?
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Many thanks HeliHub and Nowherespecial, one sentence from Energyvoice was notable "Sources told Petromindo that strong wind had caused equipment to fall from the helicopter and that several crew members were injured." In this instance I wonder what equipment falls off an S76 in strong winds? Gotta get that equipment bolted on better....
It seems the rotor blades fell off, that be sure to ruin your day.
I fell off the helideck quite a few times with the Travira pilots on their recurrent simulator checks. I'm very glad that didn't happen for real on this occasion.
I fell off the helideck quite a few times with the Travira pilots on their recurrent simulator checks. I'm very glad that didn't happen for real on this occasion.
It was certainly close!
Don't think the floats would have helped much if they fell off the side and into the sea
Yes - the same ones who blamed the crew for automation misuse in their preliminary report into PK-FUP, thereby denying the industry the knowledge that the flight controls can disengage in flight, which might have led to the recommendations and ADs being put in place before the fatal accident in Nigeria later in the year!
I'm surprised this sort of thing (PK-helicopters flinging bits and pieces all over the place in the manner described) doesn't happen more often. Said flinging of bits and pieces happens frequently in the simulator where thankfully the magic reset button can restore normal operation. Unfortunately there is no reset button for what we see in the photo above. Probably not worth salvaging it so might as well do a proper job of it and push it over the side. It's gonna need a lot of time in the miracle room to fix that one, might as well write it off and buy a new (i.e. used) one. Used C++'s are real cheap now. Much cheaper than fixing a seriously busted one.
I'm surprised this sort of thing (PK-helicopters flinging bits and pieces all over the place in the manner described) doesn't happen more often. Said flinging of bits and pieces happens frequently in the simulator where thankfully the magic reset button can restore normal operation. Unfortunately there is no reset button for what we see in the photo above. Probably not worth salvaging it so might as well do a proper job of it and push it over the side. It's gonna need a lot of time in the miracle room to fix that one, might as well write it off and buy a new (i.e. used) one. Used C++'s are real cheap now. Much cheaper than fixing a seriously busted one.
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Not quite a rollover over.