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Old 27th Jan 2011, 04:06
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MALT68
 
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Can't always believe what you read, but...

Found this link, apparently happened on 13th Jan. Not much info really apart from engine failure.
Lucky escape after plane crash | News | NT News | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ntnews.com.au

Would have had to be a hot day with a heavy plane to force a PN68 down on one engine (by my thumbnail, elevation of Lake Amadeus is around 1,500' AMSL, given and outside temp of 45 deg C (ISA +30) and a rel humidity of 10%, QNH of std. pressure of 1013, to give dew point of 6 deg, means that the density altitude is pushing 5,500').

The SE 0 fpm ceiling (at MTOW) of a test flown, new, well kept PN68 is around 6,000' in these conditions. (from POH)

Will be interested in what has happened (in fact in what a/c too.)
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