Kakadu Air - airvan crash @ Cooinda

[3wood]

mayday call went out yesterday (Tue 09 Sep) around 3pm.
Kakadu Air airvan with only the Pilot on board crashed soon after takeoff from Cooinda NT - (yep, the same Cooinda as the Barrier 210)
pilot knocked around but okay
airvan written off

[sms777]

Ohh... for fck sake! Not another one! :(

I am glad pilot's ok
Is the weather gettin' too hot up there or somethin'? :{

[AussieNick]

awww what!

glad to hear the pilot is ok

will watch this one with interest

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Cut it out guys - t'aint even 'The Wet' yet.......

Glad to see that paylut is OK.

[Schmoostyler]

The chopper that flew out to find the crash said the plane was a mess. Wings off and fuselage on it's side in dense trees about 50 yards from a dirt track, but all more or less in the same heap. Pilot walked out of the scrub, and was flown back to Jabiru clinic. Second miracle getaway in as many days!

[TOPendFLYER]

I know the pilot, as a matter of fact it is me, scary stuff. I walked out of it just got a saw knee and bit of a limp, hoping to be back at work in a couple of weeks. :}

[FRQ Charlie Bravo]

Hey TOPendFLYER, glad that you are ok.

Don't go into any detail here on PPRuNe, at least not until it's all done with CASA and especially not until the insurance company has finished (an Airvan runs around $750,000 and insurance companies will do whatever they can to avoid paying out your boss). (I was witness the proceedings following an incident in another Airvan up north, feel free to PM me.)

It's great to share your experiences but let the dust settle. If you need to share your story with someone do it with a (pilot) friend who can keep his/her trap shut. Sadly you've got to look out for Number One because nobody else will do as good a job as you really. Good luck.

~FRQ CB

[av8trflying]

Can you tell us what happened or is it "under investigation"?:ok:

[sms777]

Currently it is being investigated by Pprune :E

[Socket]

Hey Topend, its only just over a month since you posted asking about what it was like working with Kakadu. Glad you were able to hobble away from this. :D

[TOPendFLYER]

Yeah I cant go into any detail. All I can say is that :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad:and then I went on a helicopter ride.

[Jabawocky]

And when you can tell all, please come back so we can all have a go at what the ATSB will one day print! :}

[Tidbinbilla]

Closed to save Topendflyer from himself, and possible litigation.

If I were you, Topendflyer, I would make NO further public comment on this matter until investigations are complete.:=

Wise old TID. ;)