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Old 10th Oct 2022, 01:01
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PiperCameron
 
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Originally Posted by Blueocean505
It’s pretty rare two engines ‘fail’ on a twin engine aircraft. I can’t specifically speak for the BN2 Islanders, from my understanding they are equipped with Lycomings and pretty robust old machines!!!!!
It will be interesting to learn further of this incident.
ATSB has opened the case: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...r/ao-2022-046/

It sounds fuel-related to me. Maybe water in the tanks?? It's been somewhat damp up there of late.
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