Plane down on the Capital golf course near Moorabbin
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Seems to have arrived on the 17th fairway (based on the bunker configuration)
This is up against Old Dandenong Road and quite a way from the departure?? end of the runway.
This is up against Old Dandenong Road and quite a way from the departure?? end of the runway.
I assumed EFATO. You’d probably only have to get to a couple of hundred feet after takeoff to get to that point.
Lucky they got it down where they did and probably lucky they didn’t try and turn back.
Lucky they got it down where they did and probably lucky they didn’t try and turn back.
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Anyone know what time of the day and what the wind direction was..? It looks like maybe he was coming in from the Nth to land on 17 (rather than taking off on 35) and he's put it down on the fairway, skipped over the bunker and into the scrub. Once again, the golf course saves the day! If you're ever unlucky enough to have an EFATO or engine quit on short final at Moorabbin, you want it to happen at that end, not the other..!
Anyone know what time of the day and what the wind direction was..? It looks like maybe he was coming in from the Nth to land on 17 (rather than taking off on 35) and he's put it down on the fairway, skipped over the bunker and into the scrub. Once again, the golf course saves the day! If you're ever unlucky enough to have an EFATO or engine quit on short final at Moorabbin, you want it to happen at that end, not the other..!
Reportedly a partial power loss and vibration at 300ft after takeoff.
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On landing yes, but they were on takeoff. How likely is Carb ice with full power with the throttle butterfly full open?
Possibly popped off a pot too. You can usually keep going with a popped pot to get home but maintaining a climb would be impossible in a J160. A J170 may have had a chance if fuel / weight was low.
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Recall LAMEs talking about heading over to the golf course with a fine pitch prop to recover a SE Piper where the same thing probably happened.
Problem with Carburetor Icing is it's hard to prove once the plane is on the ground and ice has melted.
Carb icing could have happened during the relatively low power taxi but the power checks prior to departure should have found that.