Dunk Island Crash
 

Has anyone any information on the Shrike off the end of Dunk on take off. I undersatnd no injuries.Di

Wouldnt be a Hinterland one, was it?:eek:

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:ok::}:}:}

What the??:confused:

Di.............you always have all the latest news, so whats the problem with your smoke signals and bush telegraph mate?

J:ok:

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.

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

funny the ad for voyages dunk island resort is at the bottom of this thread...

any chance of that photo Indian Chief

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Better rolling off the end of the runway at 25 knots than airborne, upside down, at 60 knots.

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 :8

did pax get nervous when you you put on your head set and then your mask and snorkel anyone heard anymore