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| Date: | Monday 18 February 2019 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 1300 km W of Hawaii -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NRU Asterix |
The CH-148 Cyclone’s main rotor blades hit and damaged the tail of the aircraft while landing on the NRU Asterix during wind-envelope testing. The incident took place during daylight west of Kauai and in relatively calm conditions. The helicopter appeared to suddenly drop about two metres onto the deck it is reported. There were no injuries. For two and a half weeks, crews worked around the clock to replace the Cyclone’s tailboom, main rotor blades and landing gear, leaving the helicopter out of service for 25 days.
Sources:
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/cyclone-helicopter-experiences-hard-landing-on-asterix-supply-ship/
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canadian-armed-forces-says-cause-cost-of-cyclone-helicopter-collision-still-unknown-1.4611920
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/cyclone-helicopters-hard-landing-on-deployment-happened-with-civilian-at-helm-291897/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianForces/comments/ayi93z/fixing_a_cyclone_on_asterix_from_marpacs_fb_page/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2020 15:23 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 29-May-2020 12:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-Jun-2023 04:40 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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