More to the point in the Deck hand that almost had her head removed by the decelerating rotor blade near the end. The helo wasn't going anywhere, and the FDO broke the golden rule of not entering the disc during rotor engagement or shut down due to blade sail when they signalled chocks and chains sending the ground crew in. This video gets shown to all RNZAF/RNZN aviation personnel now as an illustration of what not to do.
Excellent post accident ashore video evaluation from an office there gunnie. To me, (also ashore, at home) it appeared the deck crew made snap decisions in extremis, choosing to secure the helicopter on deck from whatever points left available in an effort to keep it from being tossed overboard. This at their own personal peril. I applaud them. But WTF do I know? (16 years in USN SH-2D&F squadrons, 2,790 plus hours flight time. In the back seat....) Cheers.
After doing some research, this is what I found. Royal New Zealand Navy SH-2G(NZ) NZ3604 heavy landing on HMNZS Te Mana (F111) while steaming in the Cook Strait on 20 Feb 2002.
Try to land a model helicopter on a trampoline while you're jumping on it. It's tricky enough landing an aircraft on a ship as big as a carrier. Putting a helicopter in the dinky pad on the rear of a ship like this in heavy seas sucks.
Through family knew of these guys...great guys super professional awesome squadron, remember them explaining this at the time and how it was just rough seas and rough luck.
More to the point in the Deck hand that almost had her head removed by the decelerating rotor blade near the end. The helo wasn't going anywhere, and the FDO broke the golden rule of not entering the disc during rotor engagement or shut down due to blade sail when they signalled chocks and chains sending the ground crew in. This video gets shown to all RNZAF/RNZN aviation personnel now as an illustration of what not to do.
Excellent post accident ashore video evaluation from an office there gunnie. To me, (also ashore, at home) it appeared the deck crew made snap decisions in extremis, choosing to secure the helicopter on deck from whatever points left available in an effort to keep it from being tossed overboard. This at their own personal peril. I applaud them. But WTF do I know? (16 years in USN SH-2D&F squadrons, 2,790 plus hours flight time. In the back seat....) Cheers.
After doing some research, this is what I found. Royal New Zealand Navy SH-2G(NZ) NZ3604 heavy landing on HMNZS Te Mana (F111) while steaming in the Cook Strait on 20 Feb 2002.
Correct.
Try to land a model helicopter on a trampoline while you're jumping on it. It's tricky enough landing an aircraft on a ship as big as a carrier. Putting a helicopter in the dinky pad on the rear of a ship like this in heavy seas sucks.
well done to the crew . thoes were really big waves !!!
Ewww.... that's gotta hurt! Glad that never happened on my Frigate. We never had a helo mishap during my time (81 to 84).
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.
Ouch, looks like the pilot mistimed the pitch of the boat.
Whoa!
i had a computer case like that ...every time you dropped the case on the floor the castors would break off lol lol
I don't need no wheels!
quick rotor brake . :D
Through family knew of these guys...great guys super professional awesome squadron, remember them explaining this at the time and how it was just rough seas and rough luck.
well... that's one way to do it.
Wheels just gave up
あちゃー。
やっちまったな😣
始末書もんだなこりゃ。
しかし、揺れる船舶に着艦するのは凄まじい
スキルが求められますね。
That is a "G" model. I wasn't me....
and it was a Aussie Pilot on exchange........wonder if he got sent back.
Actually it was an Aussie test pilot. The start of first of class flight trials.
What's this BGM?
i muted it. its not funny. actually - it's sad :> poor helicopter...
Back to pilot school sorry!!!
あ～！やってもうたな！！
I hate this song, it should be banned from the internet.
stupid music. Good pilot
klain main, it’s the theme song to the Benny Hill comedy show. Hysterical!