Dunk Island Crash
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Dunk Island crash
Sure was the Hinterland shrike. Pilot and 4 pax all walked away ok. I am told it was a flap problem but that is all I know at this stage. A/C dosn't look to badly damaged on my mobile phone photo, but I guess a closer look will reveal all.
Great when they all walk away ok
Great when they all walk away ok
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I wonder if it was the same one?
As I was coming back from Tully today a passing jet said he had picked up an ELT on 121.5 and reported it too centre.
As I was coming back from Tully today a passing jet said he had picked up an ELT on 121.5 and reported it too centre.
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http://news.smh.com.au/national/smal...4txo.htmlSmall plane skids off runway in QldSix people have survived a crash after a private plane skidded off the runway during an aborted take-off in north Queensland, police say.The crash happened around 9am AEST when the private aircraft lost power during take-off."First it struggled to take off, it then struggled to stop," a police spokesman said."It skidded for about 300 metres along the runway and then at the end it fell into a sandy ditch surrounded by trees."A 30-year-old woman was airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital with minor neck injuries but no one else was injured.The woman has since been released from hospital, the spokesman said....Di
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Probability of survival is proportionate to angle of arrival - dragging a fully laden light twin into the air with a dead engine is a good way to end up nose down and inverted. Gotta concur with Stallie - run it off the end and walk away.
In a former life as a charter pilot I took a heavily laden C402B out of Dunk on a number of occassions. My pre-TO briefing always included "If I loose an engine before well establised in the climb, I will close the throttles and prepare to swim"!
Well done that pilot!
Dr
Well done that pilot!
Dr
