Health & Safety Report 2018

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2018

Figure 29: Breakdown of Reportable Accident Causes, 1997 to 2017 7

Operational Accidents

Technical Accidents

System/Component Failure or Malfunction (Non-Powerplant) (SCF- NP), 1

Structure, 1

Tail Rotor, 2

Unknown, 1

Main Rotor Gear Box, 3

Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT), 3

Abnormal Runway Contact (ARC), 1

Primary Accident Causes, 1997-2017

Main Rotor, 2

Collision with Obstacle During Take-Off and Landing (CTOL), 1

Ground Handling (RAMP), 1

Opera onal, 8

Technical, 8

External, 5

External Accidents

Water Spout, 1

Lightning Strike, 4

Source: Oil & Gas UK

7 For accident events to be identified using a recognised international code, categorisation and causation follows the International Civil Aviation Organisation/Commercial Aviation Safety Team Common Taxonomy Team Taxonomy. Operational (F) = an event related to the helicopter while in flight or abnormal contact with terrain Operational (G) = an event related to the helicopter while on the ground.

Technical = an event involving system/component failure or malfunction, fire/smoke. External = an event involving icing, turbulence, wind shear, thunderstorm or bird strike.

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