Incident report
Sikorsky S-92A crash near Golden Eagle complex, North Sea, United Kingdom
minor2014-08-22
Summary
The helicopter was operating a multi-sector flight, between rigs located approximately 60 nm north-east of Aberdeen Airport, when it landed on the wrong helideck, which was unmanned. On the third sector, it was required to fly from the Paragon Midwater Semi-Submersible 1 (MSS1) rig to the Buzzard complex helideck, a distance of 7 nm on a track of 205°M. However, the crew misidentified the Golden Eagle complex, on a bearing of 354°M from the Paragon MSS1 at a distance of 3 nm, as the Buzzard complex and landed there instead. Sikorsky S-92A, G-VINL 06-16
Incident details
Date
2014-08-22
Location
Golden Eagle complex, North Sea, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Registration
G-VINL
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIB
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