Airvan crash on Flinders Island

[prospector]

"the pilot under check flew 120 degrees and flew into hillside"

And during this massive stuff up the check pilot was doing????

[Brian Abraham]

Thats the one Stationair.

Me old mate with the sim at Essendon

Kieth Hants?

[Wally Mk2]

'S8" & BA" you mean good 'ole Cyril?.............Kieth never did like his first birth name so Keith was it:-) We few who had Keith to guide us in the early days (1982 for me) where very fortunate. I think his old Link trainer is now at the Ansett Sim Center.
What a character, thread drift I know but we shall never forget when learning the intricacies of flying on the round dials was actually taught by one of the industries real gentlemen:-) His CRM was...........sliding back the Link hood saying 'want a cuppa'?.........all the while trying to turn in bound on an NDB in that weird contraption balancing on an air bag! Looking at yr paper plot after wards you can see when Keith was 'helping' you




Wmk2

[Stationair8]

Mr Hants was the gentleman that told a young lad the story.

The only saving grace was the pilot in the right seat, when he realised the situation applied climb power and raised the nose abruptly and that is when they stopped!

[BULLDOG 248]

There was another CFIT involving a Cessna 400 Series down near Wonthaggi VOR (east of Melbourne) 20+years ago where everyone walked out ok. Anyone remember what happened????? Was it an approach gone wrong or something else. Aircraft was based out of YMEN or YMMB???

[Checkboard]

It was a very gusty, low cloud day. The aircraft flew out of Essendon to a VFR-only airport, and struck the top of a hill and skidded to a stop under a tree. The pilot claimed that, while he was above the LSALT, he was struck by a microburst, which forced the aircraft down.