17 October 2018
Bergen H225 Final Accident Report : Comprehensive and Worrying
On 29th April 2016, the Main Rotor Head and mast suddenly detached from an Airbus Helicopters H225 flying from Gullfaks B to Bergen Airport Flesland. The helicopter impacted on a small island east of Turøy. As the final accident report is published our thoughts have to be with the relatives, friends and work colleagues of the 13 passengers and crew who perished on that day. In April 2017 the Accident Investigation Board Norway (‘AIBN’) issued a Preliminary Report concluding that
“…the accident was a result of failure of the main rotor gearbox (MGB) due to a fatigue fracture in one of the eight second stage planet gears in the epicyclic module.” (para 2.1.1)
