Wheels up Bankstown [Archive]

Head..er..wind

7th Oct 2018, 22:27

Have heard, but read nothing about, a wheels up landing at Bankstown last week VH-SEQ. Any info? Cheers

Head..er..wind

15th Oct 2018, 02:47

I’m surprised that no one has info on this. Not even the media has reported an ultralight Cessna 172 with 6 people on board had a prang! Perhaps it didn’t happen.

Old Akro

15th Oct 2018, 03:08

Flightaware shows it hasn't flown since 1 October and there's nothing on the ATSB website. So, I'd suggest nothing has happened. The ATSB would list a wheels up landing on a VH aircraft and the flight history doesn't bear out a flight last week.

Area QNH is...

15th Oct 2018, 04:18

It happened!
Aircraft was on short final when ATC observed the aircraft had no undercarriage. They instructed the pilot to go-around twice, however it appears there were over transmissions, or the Pilot never heard the instruction.
Aircraft was last observed hanging from a crane headed for maintenance hangar.

TwoFiftyBelowTen

15th Oct 2018, 05:34

“C172” (fixed undercarriage).... “6 POB” (how?)......”ultralight”
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jonkster

15th Oct 2018, 05:54

I think the 6 pob gear up 172 ultralight was a comment on how inacccurately incidents in aviation get reported in the press.

Head..er..wind

15th Oct 2018, 06:04

Ah, thanks, so the rumours are true! And yes, that is exactly my point re media inaccuracies in reporting. I learnt in Cessna 172’s 30 years ago so I’m somewhat familiar with them

Styx75

15th Oct 2018, 11:40

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1235/img_8179_c502337fce265cc9068caed50220ff5fea7aae8b.jpg

machtuk

16th Oct 2018, 00:30

Ah any wonder it landed gear up, it's from SEQ:} As long as only pride was hurt they'll get over it but not b4 someone butt get kicked :-)

flying-spike

16th Oct 2018, 01:02

Ah any wonder it landed gear up, it's from SEQ:} As long as only pride was hurt they'll get over it but not b4 someone butt get kicked :-)
Looks like the wing detach mechanism didn’t work either! Probabably caused by an upstream failure of the flux capacitor. Why didn’t the flight engineer pick it up?

beached az

16th Oct 2018, 01:23

Same bird that gutzed in Townsville a few years back. :sad:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/aair/aair200503139/

Report makes an interesting read :ugh:

BAz

machtuk

16th Oct 2018, 03:32

Same bird that gutzed in Townsville a few years back. :sad:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/aair/aair200503139/

Report makes an interesting read :ugh:

BAz

Some good lessons to be had there with that report, 14000 hrs guarantees noting obviously!

outnabout

16th Oct 2018, 04:02

machtuk - the PIC had only 10 hours on type, so you might be right...14000 hours guarantees nothing.

Capt Fathom

16th Oct 2018, 05:21

14000 hours guarantees nothing

It means you are getting closer to something going wrong! If it hasn't already! :uhoh:

Hmm. Note to self. Get out while still in front!

Capn Bloggs

16th Oct 2018, 07:48

It means you are getting closer to something going wrong! If it hasn't already! https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/worry.gif

Hmm. Note to self. Get out while still in front!
Don't worry Fathom, 14k ms fltsimming doesn't count! :ok::}

Capt Fathom

16th Oct 2018, 09:48

14k ms fltsimming doesn't count!
Ha Ha. You should be fine then Bloggs! :ok::}

Desert Flower

17th Oct 2018, 07:07

cowl flaps

18th Oct 2018, 11:44

Nothing on ATSB site yet.
The image posted can't be an old image of the 2005 TSV prang,- as in that report it had a 2 blade prop.

beached az

18th Oct 2018, 21:30

Nothing on ATSB site yet.
The image posted can't be an old image of the 2005 TSV prang,- as in that report it had a 2 blade prop.

Definitely not the YBTL incident. That time she stayed on the runway closing 07 for a while.....:sad:
Airborne at the time returning from YPAM, no biggy they have a spare with pleny enough bitumen for a Twotter :)

BAz :ok: