Safety Alert
Helicopter Landing Incident
Helicopter Landing Incident
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 03-47
- Helicopter and Aviation
- Helicopter operations
- Helicopter
- Upstream oil and gas
- Helideck
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Summary
This alert describes a helicopter landing attempt on a MODU under tow. Approaching the heliport from the bow, the aircraft’s tail rotor struck and severed two antennas mounted above the adjacent ballast control room. The supplied account provides no incident date or preventive recommendations.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Helideck; helicopter landing deck.
Summary
Recently an incident occurred while a helicopter was attempting to land on a MODU that was undertow.
IADC Alert 03-47. Themes: helicopter and aviation.