Final Report S92 (C-GICB) vicinity of Offshore Platform ESE of Halifax Canada, 24 July 2019

Final Report S92 (C-GICB) vicinity of Offshore Platform ESE of Halifax Canada, 24 July 2019

Publication info
Author
TSB Canada
Date of publication
27/04/2021

On 24 July 2019, whilst a Sikorsky S92A was commencing a second missed approach at the intended destination platform, visual contact was acquired and it was decided that an immediate visual approach could be made. However control was then temporarily lost and the aircraft almost hit the sea surface before recovery involving engine overtorque and diversion back to Halifax. The Investigation concluded that the crew had failed to safely control the aircraft energy state in a degraded visual environment allowing it to enter a vortex ring condition. As context, operator procedures, Flight Manual content and regulatory requirements were all faulted.

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