Aerostar wheels up at Bourke
 

Any word on the Skypac Aerostar landing gear up this arvo at Bourke? Hope all are OK.

What's the rego? Was it the one that left SY this morning?

Such a cliché!

What is it with you?

IXA is the rego I believe.

Not the first time IXA has had dunlop issues... I recall a gear collapse at Bathurst while exiting the RWY around 2000. Flaps up.... Whoops I mean ... Oh dear :uhoh:

Crikey! is that thing still flying around! (and still giving young blokes life lessons by the sounds!!)

Karma 101
 

As the title says.:oh:

No there's a holiday destination for you!

Bourke!.....cosmopolitan!.....warm!..... lovely place..... just be careful of those gremlins after dark!

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and Hay, and Naranderra......

I will assume this was a charter flight Bankstown to Bourke. Or was it airwork category? Can anyone enlighten me?

I'm dying to know who was steering. Can someone PM me the intials?

:E

Folks,
Saw the aeroplane at YSBK last weekend, really looked like new after an extensive rebuild/refurbishment/repaint. What a pity to spoil such a nice paint job.
Tootle pip!!

Aeroplane will be salvaged on Tuesday.Both props bent.Superficial damage to underside skin.Gear lever in UP position.Four pax were on board.No injuries.

Superficial damage to underside skin...

Not sure I'd like to fly it now... The thing about the aerostars' design is they were built with less structural spars, but thicker skin that takes much more of the aerodynamic load... That's why they are so fast and just such a nice looking plane... :-)

Any more known about what happened? The Aerostar isn't too easy to slow down without the gear out, unless you drop all the flap early, then you'll settle pretty quickly! Inadvertent retraction perhaps?

I have lot's of time on type, and have to agree with the above, would have to slow it down at least 20 miles out to get the speeds right without exceeding Vfe extending flaps.

Any more info

Assy