Incident report
AgustaWestland AW139 crash near Amethyst A1D platform, North Sea, United Kingdom
minor2015-04-17
Summary
The helicopter was carrying out a scheduled flight, transporting ten passengers to the Normally Unmanned Installation (NUI) A2D, in the Amethyst Field in the Southern North Sea. The flight crew were carrying out line training and inadvertently landed on the NUI A1D, which was a similar platform located 2 nm ahead of the A2D in the direction of flight. Agusta AW139, G-CHBY 06-16
Incident details
Date
2015-04-17
Location
Amethyst A1D platform, North Sea, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Registration
G-CHBY
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
53.6500, 0.6000
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAAIB
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