ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48531
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| Date: | Friday 2 July 1999 |
| Time: | 00:40 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N(Fi) Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Chór na hÉireann (Irish Air Corps) |
| Registration: | 248 |
| MSN: | 6203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tramore Strand, Waterford -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waterford Regional Airport |
| Waterford Regional Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Impacted sand dunes during go-around in bad weather at night and burnt.
The primary cause of the accident was collision with a sand dune during or following a probable go-around after an unsuccessful coastal approach to Tramore beach at night in extremely poor visibility.
The coastal approach was unsuccessful and it is likely that the aircraft carried out a manual go-around and turned right onto a heading of 130o with the intention of going back out to sea. At some point during this manoeuvre the aircraft descended through the bugged height and impacted with the dune. The reason(s) for this descent cannot be fully determined but the investigation has considered that the probable reasons for this descent are either (a) deliberate manual descent following acquisition of visual cues, (b) distraction occurring in the cockpit or (c) momentary pilot disorientation in a manual turn.
A number of organisational issues are identified in the AAIU report.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/0702/2346-helicopter/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/damning-report-on-fatal-tramore-helicopter-crash-26254926.html
http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/13091-REPORT_2000_011-0.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2008 08:30 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2012 11:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2012 11:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2014 15:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 22:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Oct-2021 19:09 | harro | Updated [Date] |
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