182 crashed into trees at Porepunkah
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182 crashed into trees at Porepunkah
Campers heard the aircraft take off at 4:40am, followed by an engine splutter and a bang. At some point they notified authorities.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
Last edited by Squawk7700; 4th Jan 2023 at 11:05.
Campers heard the aircraft take off at 4:40am, followed by an engine splutter and a bang. At some point they notified authorities.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
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Campers heard the aircraft take off at 4:40am, followed by an engine splutter and a bang. At some point they notified authorities.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
Approximately 5-6 hours later the damaged aircraft was located by a local pilot from the air.
Small plane crashes into trees at Mount Buffalo in Victoria after taking off from Porepunkah | 7NEWS
It is my belief that first light was at 5:28am today.
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JT, was it SI? That was absolutely my first thought, however the “spluttering” part threw me. That being said, a throttle reduction could be construed as spluttering I guess.
Poor sod was stuck in the aircraft for nearly 6 hours apparently.
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was it SI?
I have no specific knowledge of what might have happened - hence the question mark in my earlier post. However, an 0-dark-30 departure, especially if it were good and properly dark, raises the thought of the illusion and back into the ground. The illusion can be overwhelming, especially if one endeavours to fly without reference to an adequate set of dials. Non-aviation eye-witness reporting can be notoriously unreliable as shown by history.
I have no specific knowledge of what might have happened - hence the question mark in my earlier post. However, an 0-dark-30 departure, especially if it were good and properly dark, raises the thought of the illusion and back into the ground. The illusion can be overwhelming, especially if one endeavours to fly without reference to an adequate set of dials. Non-aviation eye-witness reporting can be notoriously unreliable as shown by history.
You’re picking up what I’m putting down there 43 :-) It was a southbound departure.
JT, was it SI? That was absolutely my first thought, however the “spluttering” part threw me. That being said, a throttle reduction could be construed as spluttering I guess.
Poor sod was stuck in the aircraft for nearly 6 hours apparently.
JT, was it SI? That was absolutely my first thought, however the “spluttering” part threw me. That being said, a throttle reduction could be construed as spluttering I guess.
Poor sod was stuck in the aircraft for nearly 6 hours apparently.
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Moon set over an hour before, more given Mt Buffalo to the west.
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The camera images are free for all to look at on windy.com for those that are interested. Timestamps are GMT+10.
Water not drained from the gas tank leading to engine splutter?
If it is dark and you do the routine drain of the tanks, can you you really tell how much water you have removed?
I’ve only ever had at most an inch or so (3 cm) of water in the sample I’ve drained, but I have heard of it being much more. In the dark it could be hard to tell the difference between the water and the av fuel, so maybe there was residual water that made the engine splutter on take off.
Plus, I was told to rock the wings before drawing the fuel, as that would shake free any water condensed inside the tanks of a partially fueled plane, and let me get rid of it, rather than have it shake loose and get into the fuel mixture during run up and takeoff.
If it is dark and you do the routine drain of the tanks, can you you really tell how much water you have removed?
I’ve only ever had at most an inch or so (3 cm) of water in the sample I’ve drained, but I have heard of it being much more. In the dark it could be hard to tell the difference between the water and the av fuel, so maybe there was residual water that made the engine splutter on take off.
Plus, I was told to rock the wings before drawing the fuel, as that would shake free any water condensed inside the tanks of a partially fueled plane, and let me get rid of it, rather than have it shake loose and get into the fuel mixture during run up and takeoff.
Water not drained from the gas tank leading to engine splutter?
If it is dark and you do the routine drain of the tanks, can you you really tell how much water you have removed?
I’ve only ever had at most an inch or so (3 cm) of water in the sample I’ve drained, but I have heard of it being much more. In the dark it could be hard to tell the difference between the water and the av fuel, so maybe there was residual water that made the engine splutter on take off.
Plus, I was told to rock the wings before drawing the fuel, as that would shake free any water condensed inside the tanks of a partially fueled plane, and let me get rid of it, rather than have it shake loose and get into the fuel mixture during run up and takeoff.
If it is dark and you do the routine drain of the tanks, can you you really tell how much water you have removed?
I’ve only ever had at most an inch or so (3 cm) of water in the sample I’ve drained, but I have heard of it being much more. In the dark it could be hard to tell the difference between the water and the av fuel, so maybe there was residual water that made the engine splutter on take off.
Plus, I was told to rock the wings before drawing the fuel, as that would shake free any water condensed inside the tanks of a partially fueled plane, and let me get rid of it, rather than have it shake loose and get into the fuel mixture during run up and takeoff.
No fire, maybe no fuel?
Don't know about Ypok, but an aerodrome can have portable lights and a responsible person. Also some aerodromes do not advertise lights in ERSA to avoid night buzzings from various schools.
In any case it appears the flight plan was submitted and SAR time actioned.
Curious how far from the aerodrome an aircraft crashed.
Don't know about Ypok, but an aerodrome can have portable lights and a responsible person. Also some aerodromes do not advertise lights in ERSA to avoid night buzzings from various schools.
In any case it appears the flight plan was submitted and SAR time actioned.
Curious how far from the aerodrome an aircraft crashed.
No fire, maybe no fuel?
Don't know about Ypok, but an aerodrome can have portable lights and a responsible person. Also some aerodromes do not advertise lights in ERSA to avoid night buzzings from various schools.
In any case it appears the flight plan was submitted and SAR time actioned.
Curious how far from the aerodrome an aircraft crashed.
Don't know about Ypok, but an aerodrome can have portable lights and a responsible person. Also some aerodromes do not advertise lights in ERSA to avoid night buzzings from various schools.
In any case it appears the flight plan was submitted and SAR time actioned.
Curious how far from the aerodrome an aircraft crashed.
Agree with the discussions about the fuel/water. I’m pretty sure the 182P has bladder cells in it, that sometimes can trap water easily in comparison to wet wings, particularly if the aircraft isn’t parked on level ground.