U206 missing - Northern NSW
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U206 missing - Northern NSW
Aparrently there is a U206 overdue at Archerfield this evening.
Departed Scone @ 1030 after getting fuel and didn't arrive where it was supposed to.
If anyone has seen VH-JDQ this evening, best give CenSAR a call...
Departed Scone @ 1030 after getting fuel and didn't arrive where it was supposed to.
If anyone has seen VH-JDQ this evening, best give CenSAR a call...
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Man, woman and a child on board.
Some mighty downdrafts today in the lee of the Ranges, and low cloud scudding about
Some mighty downdrafts today in the lee of the Ranges, and low cloud scudding about
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Light plane missing en route to Brisbane - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
bad run of accidents lately fly safe out there
bad run of accidents lately fly safe out there
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As`'Leafy' said some nasty down drafts around that area.
I can recall flying over the great divide east of TW during my Instrument training many years ago now in a PA30/39 (brave I know !) & we encounted some very nasty bumps with max power set & zero climb rate, all during the summer months.
I hope these people (n the C206) are huddled up together somewhere awaiting rescue.
CW
I can recall flying over the great divide east of TW during my Instrument training many years ago now in a PA30/39 (brave I know !) & we encounted some very nasty bumps with max power set & zero climb rate, all during the summer months.
I hope these people (n the C206) are huddled up together somewhere awaiting rescue.
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It doesn't sound very good
Light plane Cesna 206 three missing in Hunter Valley | The Daily Telegraph
Crap weather, getting worse, no flight plan and no ELT transmission.
Light plane Cesna 206 three missing in Hunter Valley | The Daily Telegraph
Crap weather, getting worse, no flight plan and no ELT transmission.
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Doesn't look too promising
Not too long ago on dep from EN I was asked by the twr to report the WX enroute to the NE of ML for & on behalf of a C206 that was soon to depart for Brissy IFR. That day yeilded good on top IFR flying. I wonder if this is the same owner/driver?
Please let this have a happy outcome, I'd like to think the only thing wasted here is a bit of fuel & a few tax payers dollars searching for them, not some lives.
Fingers crossed
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Not too long ago on dep from EN I was asked by the twr to report the WX enroute to the NE of ML for & on behalf of a C206 that was soon to depart for Brissy IFR. That day yeilded good on top IFR flying. I wonder if this is the same owner/driver? Please let this have a happy outcome, I'd like to think the only thing wasted here is a bit of fuel & a few tax payers dollars searching for them, not some lives.
Fingers crossed
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From the ABC
No survivors in light plane crash
The wreckage of a light aircraft which went missing yesterday in northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland has been found.
There are no survivors.
The wreckage was found 55 kilometres north-east of Scone.
The Cessna, with two man and a woman on board, was en-route from Sydney's Bankstown airport to Brisbane's Archerfied Airport.
It was last seen on Sunday after refuelling at Scone in the Upper Hunter.
Mick Spinks from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says police are now on the scene.
"A search helicopter has located the wreckage of a Cessna 206 aircraft, which was reported missing yesterday," he said.
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Condolences to the families of those involved
No survivors in light plane crash
The wreckage of a light aircraft which went missing yesterday in northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland has been found.
There are no survivors.
The wreckage was found 55 kilometres north-east of Scone.
The Cessna, with two man and a woman on board, was en-route from Sydney's Bankstown airport to Brisbane's Archerfied Airport.
It was last seen on Sunday after refuelling at Scone in the Upper Hunter.
Mick Spinks from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says police are now on the scene.
"A search helicopter has located the wreckage of a Cessna 206 aircraft, which was reported missing yesterday," he said.
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Condolences to the families of those involved
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Seven people in one day?
Condolences to family and friends
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Very sad indeed, a young family wiped out, and probably the only useful thing coming out of this tragedy is that is can serve as a classic example of how very bad decision making will get you killed:
Any one of the above conditions by themselves are cause for concern when planning a flight, but all three of them together are a recipe for disaster, and this not only with the benefit of hindsight!
I know this may sound harsh, but having your family and especially your child on board renders the PIC decision making process in this case totally incomprehensible. The pilot by virtue of his training and experience must have known the kind of risk he was exposing his loved ones to. Now we will never know why he thought he could contain that risk, and any such speculation would be lacking respect for the departed, but it should serve as a stern warning for each of us pilots who are weighing up any given day whether to fly (especially VFR) into marginal weather over treacherous terrain.
Before you flame me in response, please understand this was written solely to further our understanding of PIC decision making and in the spirit of avoiding such tragedies in the future.
I have myself flown in the area of the accident not so long ago and have turned around as the cloud cover was much lower than forecast and my options began to reduce. The terrain at the time would still have made a precautionary landing possible and most likely survivable has I pressed on, but the feeling that I was approaching the limit of my abilities despite lower terrain only a few miles ahead, made me turn towards known blue skies. I missed a speaking commitment as a result, but I am still here to tell the story and I am confident that I made the right decision at the time.
Reading the news stories, I could not help but think back to a brilliantly written book called "The Killing Zone" (Amazon.com: The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die: Paul A. Craig: Books) which analyses aviation accidents, unfortunately the case at hand is an almost perfect blueprint for the classic killer scenario
- Flying VFR (with no flight plan) into known bad weather (Scone Aero Club president Neville Partridge: "No one else was out there yesterday, I don't know why you would want to fly on a day like that.")
- Flying over some of the roughest terrain in the country in such conditions
- Flying an aeroplane one is unfamiliar with under the above circumstances (media reports indicate he picked up the recently purchased aeroplane to relocate it to his home aerodrome)
Any one of the above conditions by themselves are cause for concern when planning a flight, but all three of them together are a recipe for disaster, and this not only with the benefit of hindsight!
I know this may sound harsh, but having your family and especially your child on board renders the PIC decision making process in this case totally incomprehensible. The pilot by virtue of his training and experience must have known the kind of risk he was exposing his loved ones to. Now we will never know why he thought he could contain that risk, and any such speculation would be lacking respect for the departed, but it should serve as a stern warning for each of us pilots who are weighing up any given day whether to fly (especially VFR) into marginal weather over treacherous terrain.
Before you flame me in response, please understand this was written solely to further our understanding of PIC decision making and in the spirit of avoiding such tragedies in the future.
I have myself flown in the area of the accident not so long ago and have turned around as the cloud cover was much lower than forecast and my options began to reduce. The terrain at the time would still have made a precautionary landing possible and most likely survivable has I pressed on, but the feeling that I was approaching the limit of my abilities despite lower terrain only a few miles ahead, made me turn towards known blue skies. I missed a speaking commitment as a result, but I am still here to tell the story and I am confident that I made the right decision at the time.
Reading the news stories, I could not help but think back to a brilliantly written book called "The Killing Zone" (Amazon.com: The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die: Paul A. Craig: Books) which analyses aviation accidents, unfortunately the case at hand is an almost perfect blueprint for the classic killer scenario
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Interesting you make that post and reference that book.
I am reading it at the moment. I made a similar comment on another forum and got banned for it!
Seems that this young family paid a hefty price and we could all learn from it.
At least PPRUNE is not so naive to think we can not sensibly comment on hear without the fear of being banned!
Interesting you make that post and reference that book.
I am reading it at the moment. I made a similar comment on another forum and got banned for it!
Seems that this young family paid a hefty price and we could all learn from it.
At least PPRUNE is not so naive to think we can not sensibly comment on hear without the fear of being banned!
Reading a book at the moment on loan from another member here called the Killing Zone.
Now, fresh PPL....C206, pressure to be home, showing off the plane, Storm cells and rugged country.......wrecked plane and all dead.
No need to speculate here.
Reads like a chapter out of the book.
I feel for the other children, what an afternoon for them. So sad.
Now, fresh PPL....C206, pressure to be home, showing off the plane, Storm cells and rugged country.......wrecked plane and all dead.
No need to speculate here.
Reads like a chapter out of the book.
I feel for the other children, what an afternoon for them. So sad.