The heliport carried out the full scale emergency exercise this early morning (06 December 2018) to test the capacity of the personnel in handling emergencies and train them with the required skills.
The heliport carried out the full scale emergency exercise this early morning (06 December) to test the capacity of the personnel in handling emergencies and train them with the required skills. The exercise simulated the scenario of a tail rotor drive failure after the helicopter has taken off, the accident of which resulted in a forced heavy landing on the mainpad. All responsible parties activated their contingency plans to resolve the crisis.
In this exercise scenario, a helicopter which was carrying two flight crew and three passengers took off from the Macau Outer Harbour Heliport and encountered a tail rotor drive failure. The accident resulted in a forced heavy landing on the mainpad and some parts of the aircraft were detached and scattered on the ground. One passenger suffered from serious injuries while the other two only met minor injuries. The two flight crew did not get hurt. After the accident, the heliport immediately activated the emergency response procedures: putting the fire-fighting system in the standby mode, the fire engines and the ambulances arriving immediately at the ferry terminal, delivering the injured to the hospital, evacuating all personnel and so on.
The exercise began at 07:00 this early morning with the participation of 100 people. The process lasted for about one and a half hour and was deemed smooth.
The East Asia Airlines acted as the coordinator of the exercise. Participants included the Macao Customs, the Public Security Police Force, the Fire Services, the Health Services, the Marine and Water Bureau, and the Civil Aviation Authority.