C172 Down on Middle Island

[Captain Nomad]

Middle Island plane crash: One person dead, three airlifted to hospital - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[muffman]

Was flying through the ATC sectors near this shortly after it happened today. Well done to the controller on 124.1/119.55 for coordinating the numerous rescue aircraft and accurately relaying messages between the various parties. It was a confronting listen but calmly handled and he didn't miss a beat with the other aircraft on frequency either. A job very well done.

[Frank Arouet]

What sort of tourism activities?

[Squawk7700]

Doesn't it say that they take campers to the island?

[Ultralights]

Investigation: AO-2017-005 - Collision with terrain involving Cessna C172M, VH-WTQ, near Agnes Water, Queensland, on 10 January 2017

[Desert Flower]

Wow - what a mess. Surprised there was only one fatality.

DF.

[Jenna Talia]

Where does it say CFIT?

[Sunfish]

Beaches usually have cross winds and a soft sand patch can ruin your day. The aircraft looks to me like it cartwheeled into a dune. What a sad outcome.

[growahead]

From the latest photo on the ABC website, it looks like the aircraft may have come through the scrub from the land side, perpendicular to the beach, then slid/crashed down the dune. The operative word here is MAY, just putting a possible scenario out there.
Prop looks like it wasn't producing much thrust, if any.

[Capt Fathom]

Actually, it looks like the initial impact/touchdown point at the waterline.
It was also quite noticeable in one of the media videos.

[kaz3g]

Middle Island plane crash: Engine failure likely cause - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[Frank Arouet]

ATSB Initial: AO-2017-005.


Type of operation: General Aviation Unknown.

[Ultralights]

Where does it say CFIT?

who said it was a CFIT? ATSB report stated collision with terrain.

[Rotor Work]

Reading this story, Bruce your a hero as well.
RW


From Western times

http://http://www.westerntimes.com.au/news/afraid-plane-owner-reveals-moments-fatal-crash/3130730/

IN AN exclusive interview with The Observer, owner of 1770 Castaway Bruce Rhoades hailed his "best mate" Les 'Woody' Woodall a hero after the plane he was flying crashed into the sand at Middle Island.

The crash left a 29-year-old UK woman dead and two others in critical condition, including Woody, who was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Bundaberg Hospital with head, chest and spinal injuries.

[aroa]

Courier Mail has the busted aircraft as a Cirrus SR 22. Aint never seen a strutted Cirrus yet.
Dont these dopey journalists know that all aircraft that crash are Cessnas !

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by aroa

Courier Mail has the busted aircraft as a Cirrus SR 22. Aint never seen a strutted Cirrus yet.

I've never seen a high wing Cirrus either!

[rioncentu]

A quick pootube search of Agnes Water Flights or 1770 flights will show you what these flights generally get up to.

[Squawk7700]

Originally Posted by rioncentu

A quick pootube search of Agnes Water Flights or 1770 flights will show you what these flights generally get up to.

I'm pretty sure I know exactly what you are referring to here. Do you think that is appropriate and or relevant here ?

[rioncentu]

Yes squawk I think it is relevant as 2 separate posts earlier above discussed/asked what sort of tourist activities are being done and I was simply answering those posts.

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by rioncentu

Yes squawk I think it is relevant as 2 separate posts earlier above discussed/asked what sort of tourist activities are being done and I was simply answering those posts.

I haven't looked at the videos, but regardless of "what these flights generally get up to" I don't believe they have any relevance to the accident in question.

DF.