AAIB investigation to Agusta Westland AW189, G-OENC

Wrong deck landing, Forties Charlie platform, northern North Sea, 25 March 2019.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
11 June 2020
Category:
Commercial - rotorcraft
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
25 March 2019
Aircraft type:
Agusta Westland AW189
Location:
Forties Charlie platform, Northern North Sea
Registration:
G-OENC

Summary:

While operating to the Forties Delta platform the pilots misidentified and landed on the visually similar Forties Charlie platform.

The operator has issued a safety notice detailing the lessons learned from the incident and a Flying Staff Instruction amending the guidance in the Operations Manual on the Avoidance of Wrong Deck Landings.

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