Report on aviation accident offshore near Ekofisk Lima on 31 October 2021 with Sikorsky S-92 A, LN-ONH, operated by Bristow Norway AS

Aviation report 2022/09

On Sunday 31 October 2021 a rescuer suffered injury during SAR training near Ekofisk when he was lowered down onto a supply vessel as part of training. During the lowering he slid on a steelstructure on the ship and fell onto the ship's deck. The rescuer was flown to Stavanger hospital for further treatment. The investigation has shown that the weather was a contributing factor to the accident. The weather was within the limits of the helicopter and crew and the weather conditions represented realistic training conditions. Light seems to be a factor that could have prevented the accident from ocurring.

This report is in Norwegian only.

No safety recommendation is issued in connection with this investigation.

Published 13.10.2022

Facts

Location Offshore Norway, Ekofisk Lima
Occurrence date 31.10.2021
Aircraft Sikorsky øvrige
Operator Bristow Norway AS
Registration LN-ONH
Meteorological conditions VMC
County Rogaland
Type of occurrence Accident
Type of operation Offshore
Category of operation Heavy, helicopter (> 2 250kg)
Aircraft category Helicopter, Multi-engine
FIR/AOR ENSV (Stavanger ATCC)

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