The ATSB’s investigation of a Super Puma helicopter accident is seeking to determine the factors that contributed to the fracturing of the pitch change control sleeve, which manipulates the…
The cause of this accident has not been determined but the most likely explanation is that the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to stall in a turn at low level over rising terrain.
Although following standard pre-flight checks and crosschecks, the crew of a Dash 8 did not identify that the wrong flap setting was selected for a performance-limited take-off from Horn…
