View Full Version : Pilot escapes moments before light plane crashes in Katherine
Cloudee
27th Oct 2015, 09:20
Pilot escapes moments before light plane crashes in Katherine - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-27/light-plane-crashes-near-katherine-pilot-uninjured/6890244)
The vague article seems to suggest the pilot parachuted out of his "RV86 wing" aircraft.
tail wheel
27th Oct 2015, 23:42
Model: VAN'S RV-8
Serial number: 80369
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 03 December 2009
Looks like it was a very long way from home?
Squawk7700
28th Oct 2015, 00:10
Longreach to Katherine, a walk in the park for an RV8 :ok:
iPahlot
28th Oct 2015, 00:51
Is that the RV the chief engineer for KA owns?
ForkTailedDrKiller
28th Oct 2015, 01:32
Cloudee, how did you go with reading comprehension at school?
I can see nothing in that article to suggest that the pilot parachuted from the aircraft prior to the crash. Looks like a forced landing to me that the pilot survived and got himself out of the aeroplane.
Dr :8
Stanwell
28th Oct 2015, 01:36
They regularly 'update' their news items as 'further information comes to hand'.
Cloudee
28th Oct 2015, 06:25
Dear Dr, I did very well thanks very much. How did you go with basic polite conversation? The first vague article they wrote suggested the pilot had bailed out. The same link now goes to a completely different article. The heading of this thread was taken from the news site. What other interpretation can you put on it?
Old Akro
28th Oct 2015, 06:49
Looks like a Cessna to me :confused:
From what I read in the press it only ever seems to be Cessna's that crash.
Maybe the bits dangling over the side are from the ejection seat that he used to escape moments before the crash??? :)
gerry111
28th Oct 2015, 08:38
I'd bet that the pilot "bailed out" pretty quickly as soon as the RV came to rest..
Centaurus
28th Oct 2015, 13:45
Lucky it was a fixed landing gear aircraft otherwise a wheels up landing in that terrain could have caused serious spinal injuries.
Seems by photos it is not a problem with the engine! Maybe fuel loading?
Walking Ballast
29th Oct 2015, 11:21
The plane, a RV86 wing aircraft, is likely to be written off due to the nature of the collision.Dunno why, gentle tap of a hammer lick of paint and a bit of good ol' Turtle Wax, that'll polish out no worries at all. Good as new.
good news on the pilot.
Eddie Dean
29th Oct 2015, 18:57
Caa's ability to assess an accident, from the lounge room, looking at a photo, leaves one breathless.
Jabawocky
29th Oct 2015, 23:47
Seems by photos it is not a problem with the engine! Maybe fuel loading?
Nope! ;)
Plus some more characters…..
Jabawocky
30th Oct 2015, 12:29
This guy is smarter than the average bear, and I think he knows what the problem was. No point looking under the hood when there are better things to do. I am sure he will find the root cause.
Be one of the more factual ATSB reports in a long time :}
rutan around
31st Oct 2015, 01:02
I've hit a few potholes in airstrips that surprisingly didn't rip the U/C off. Knowing the jar they gave me and looking at the state of the aircraft in the photo it doesnt surprise me that he didn't choose that moment to become an amateur air crash investigator. He was probably far too busy thanking whatever invisible friend he prays to for keeping him in one piece.
Much better to leave the amateur investigations to people safely in front of a keyboard, thousands of km,s from the accident and with idle hours to spare.
Also it seems foolish to go opening up a badly bent aircraft that ripped out an undercarriage. Who would know what loose live wires and ruptured fuel lines were waiting to be moved that last fraction of a mm? (I mean aside from the armchair experts)
Eddie Dean
31st Oct 2015, 06:46
Caa reveals his true agenda.
Maybe you should man up and talk to the pilot about your issues
Stanwell
2nd Nov 2015, 09:05
Has somebody lost the plot - or is it just me?
BEACH KING
2nd Nov 2015, 10:15
CAA, I assume English is not your first language.
Jabawocky
2nd Nov 2015, 10:59
CAA
Not sure what planet you are on, but I can assure you, the owner, builder and maintainer of this aeroplane is more than capable of doing all the maintenance and diagnosis of the fault that brought him to this point. If anything he is the few who can do all these things.
You may not know this but I do….for sure.
I spoke to him (while flying again) afterwards, and so far have not spoken about the actual cause, but I am sure he will know before anyone else on this planet does.
He did tell me exactly what he thought though. So calm your farm ;)
gerry111
2nd Nov 2015, 14:00
So here's my feeble attempt to evaporate the intrigue..
LOP burned "clys"? Perhaps not..
Thirsty for fuel? Perhaps not..
What actually happened, Jaba?
Avgas172
2nd Nov 2015, 17:37
What actually happened, Jaba?
Sh*t happened, sometimes it just does ....
Jabawocky
3rd Nov 2015, 12:13
I don't know for sure yet, but it could easily be darned mud wasps in the tank breathers.
It was something of this nature at least as the lack of power was not due an engine fault or fuel available as I understand it.
Cheers! :ok:
This very old AWB (6 months ish) is never relevant in the NT. But often causes fuel and ASI issues.
https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/_assets/main/airworth/awb/02/052.pdf