ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264128
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| Date: | Monday 14 October 2019 |
| Time: | 17:42 UTC |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-92A |
| Owner/operator: | Starspeed Ltd |
| Registration: | G-LAWX |
| MSN: | 920007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CO CT7-8A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Shipton-on-Stour, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) |
| Private Helipad, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Sikorsky S-92A, G-LAWX: Near CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain), private landing site near Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, 14 October 2019. The AAIB final report was published 17 June 2021, and the following is the summary from it:
"On an approach to a private landing site in conditions of reduced visibility shortly before night, the pilots of a Sikorsky S-92A (G-LAWX) became uncertain of their position and the helicopter descended to within 28 ft of rising terrain close to a house. During the subsequent emergency climb at low indicated airspeed, engine torque increased to 131% and the pitch attitude of the helicopter was unstable. The helicopter made another approach to the landing site and landed without damage or injury to the occupants, 14 October 2019.
The investigation identified the following factors:
• Standard operating procedures for altitude alert setting, stabilised approach criteria and crew communication were either absent or not effective,
• a strong desire as a customer-facing director not to inconvenience the client, which was potentially in tension with his obligation as the commander to ensure a safe flight,
• uncertainty about the Rules of the Air when landing, and
• attitudes, behavioural traps and biases likely to have contributed to the occurrence.
The circumstances of this serious incident indicate the need for greater awareness of the hazards of operating in degraded visual conditions and highlight the potential safety benefits of Point-in-Space approaches at landing sites. The AAIB has made eight Safety Recommendations in these areas".
=Damage Sustained to Airframe=
Per the above AAIB report "none reported".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60c9e5eed3bf7f4bd9814ef6/Sikorsky_S-92A_G-LAWX_08-21.pdf
2. AAIB Interim Statement 14 Oct 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sikorsky-s-92a-g-lawx-anniversary-statement?utm_source=6c38607b-e03f-4932-a9e9-12c91d125710&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily
3. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/627996-g-lawx-s92-incident-aaib-2.html
4. Owner/Operators Website: https://www.starspeed.co.uk/assets/media/documents/G-LAWX-S92.pdf
5. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/16331/
6. https://www.helicopterinvestor.com/articles/starspeeds-luxury-helicopter-keeps-vips-flying-405/
7. G-LAWX at Cheltenham Racecourse 13-3-2020: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9653543
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipston-on-Stour
Media:
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On approach to land in reduced visibility, a Sikorsky S-92A (G-LAWX) descended to within 28 ft of rising terrain near a house. During the subsequent emergency climb at low airspeed, engine torque increased to 131% and the pitch attitude was unstable.https://t.co/vCGHAj7i8J pic.twitter.com/EiIT0rYgZ2
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) June 17, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2021 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jun-2021 17:16 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
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