Serious incident to a Sikorsky S92 on 23/08/2019 in the North Sea [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Approached incorrect platform and aborted landing

General information
Local date	23/08/2018
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - North Sea
Location	Mer du Nord
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0139

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Large Helicopter
Operator	United Kingdom
Manufacturer / Model	SIKORSKY - S92
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom
Planned destination	United Kingdom
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Offshore

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.