Twin Stuck Barnbougle

[Duck Pilot]

Originally Posted by Horatio Leafblower

The new strip at Barnbougle "Lost Farm" ain't as good as the old one at BB Dunes. Last time I took a Conquest in there I could feel the nosewheel digging in here and there and C402/404/441 have a bit of a weakness in the nosewheel dept if you bog it...

Horatio Leafblower, did you report this to the strip owner/operator? It may have prevented this accident.

[The name is Porter]

We're in Australia mate.

[Duck Pilot]

It's called Airmanship MATE!

[Horatio Leafblower]

Horatio Leafblower, did you report this to the strip owner/operator? It may have prevented this accident.

1/. it was 2 years ago
2/. yes

[Slab]

Originally Posted by Dale Hardale

Slab


Where is the image ??

[The name is Porter]

What I meant mate was, you can report all you like, show all the airmanship you like, but we're in Australia, it won't be fixed.

[Duck Pilot]

Will be fixed if operators refuse to use the strip until it's repaired. Having a damaged aircraft on the strip wouldn't be good PR with the clientele that use the strip.

[muddergoose]

Why hasn't ATSB raised an occurrence number on this accident?

[onetrack]

Why hasn't ATSB raised an occurrence number on this accident?

Perhaps because the ATSB couldn't find the correct incident category for "using an aircraft as a plough"?

[Dale Hardale]

Write off ? - Difficult to see this flying again anytime soon

[Squawk7700]

Originally Posted by Dale Hardale

Write off ? - Difficult to see this flying again anytime soon

Nah. A couple of bulk strips and a few new bits and pieces and it'll be in the air in no time.

[megle2]

Has this aircraft been retrieved and fixed

[Horatio Leafblower]

Spoke to the owner a few weeks later looking for a source of parts... he said then that the insurance assessors will make the call. The aeroplane had been retrieved and moved to the Sharp facility in Launceston (I think).

No update since.

[megle2]

HL I should of checked Flightaware - seems JVL returned to Adelaide about a week ago!

[Desert Flower]

Originally Posted by megle2

HL I should of checked Flightaware - seems JVL returned to Adelaide about a week ago!

I have found that sometimes the truth isn't always with Flightaware though.

DF.

[pithblot]

If 'they' can resurrect VH-KUZ after its tangle with a Top End thunderstorm then there is a fair chance JVL will live to fly another day.