Airvan engine failure - Cooper Creek
 

Just in from a few hours ago, 8 POB, pax all ok.

(Lake Eyre)

news linky?

Hasn't made it to the news as yet, its very remote out there. GSL aviation if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah - that's why most incidents up that way slip under the radar! ;) My guess is it was AJZ.

DF.

Gave me a fright for a moment there DF. I initially read the reggo as
AZJ.:eek:

Glad all ok.

At least with all the engine failures up there it's keeping the guys with the helicopters at Marree busy!

The first time I ever heard it going into YMRE I mentally transposed the letters too! I think I would have a heart attack if anything happened to AZJ, although I doubt she is the same aeroplane she was when I flew in her. She was always the Chief Pilot's favorite, even after LMB came along.

All the engine failures? I know of two, think you'd better PM me if you know of any more!

DF.

Heard from a very reliable source yesterday that they had been pouring oil into this aircraft in ever increasing quantities for some time, so something was bound to happen sooner or later. I had to chuckle when I looked at the GSL website GSL Aviation – Marree – Lake Eyre & read the following: DF.

5 quartz a day isn't THAT much is it????

Have heard that a number of pilots refused to fly it leading up to the failure!

Ummm, probably about four too many I would say!

Can't say that I blame them!

DF.

Have heard the same, sounds like a dodgee mob and shouldn't be there, don't think they/he have their own aoc but borrow one

I think I should probably apologise for my earlier statement about GSL. I thought AJZ belonged to them but I was getting mixed up with the 206 on floats that is up there. :O AJZ is a Slingair machine.

DF.

Nope. AJZ is owned by Gipps Aero. Operated by GSL.

Well now I am even more confused than ever! My initial contact told me it belonged to GSL, hence my first comment. Then I looked it up on the register, & it says that the registration holder's name is G.A. Finance Aus Pty Ltd & the registration operator's name is Slingair Pty Ltd hence my second comment. Strange!

DF.

Was x-hired. Not at YPKU for a while now.

AJZ is a airvan in Botswana as well :}