Antarctic Bingle

[Warm Ballast]

From ABC News -
Antarctic plane damaged
Updated 54 minutes ago

A plane used in Australia's Antarctic program has been damaged during landing near Casey Station.

Two pilot and two engineers on board the CASA 212-400 were not injured in the incident.

The Australian Antarctic Division is to release more details later this afternoon.

Tags: air-and-space-accidents, emergency-incidents, research-organisations, antarctica, tas, hobart-7000

VHA or VHB?

[Waghi Warrior]

I also heard that a helicopter had an accident off a ship down there a few weeks ago,obviously unrelated.

[tasdevil.f27]

I also heard that a helicopter had an accident off a ship down there a few weeks ago,obviously unrelated. That was off the French research ship l'Astrolabe, all on board that chopper unfortunately died in the crash.

A plane used by the Australian Antarctic Program has been damaged during landing near Australia’s Casey station.

Four air crew, two pilots and two engineers, on board the CASA 212-400 were not injured in the incident.

The Australian Antarctic Division’s Acting Director, Rob Wooding, said the plane’s main gear on one side was displaced and there was some buckling of the fuselage when it unexpectedly hit some sastrugi (hard, ridged ice) on landing yesterday evening.

“The plane was making a planned stop off at Bunger Hills, 430 kilometres west of Casey station, when the incident occurred,” Rob Wooding said.

“The air crew are comfortably accommodated in the field huts at Bunger Hills and have enough food and fuel to last more than a month.”
“The engineers are now assessing the damage to the aircraft before a decision on recovery plans is made. The plane will be out of service for an undetermined period,” Dr Wooding said.

The Antarctic Division’s second CASA-212 is on stand-by to retrieve the air crew if required.

The impact on the rest of Australia’s Antarctic season is also being assessed.

[Hasselhof]

Anyone know the initials of the pilots? Got a friend down there.

Hope everyone is ok, bastard of a place to have something go wrong. Hope they have a decent supply of Bundy down at Bunger Hills

[TSIO540]

I spoke to RR today and didn't get any hint of it. So I guess someone else..

[Hasselhof]

Yeah, was just in contact with him too - apparently all is good :ok:

[chimbu warrior]

two pilots and two engineers, on board the CASA 212-400 were not injured in the incident

This is the important thing.

Obviously the people involved would probably like their privacy requested, so it might be prudent to await the release of further details, if that happens.