Collision at Moorabbin
 

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-11/planes-collide-while-taxiing-at-melbournes-moorabbin-airport/6385828

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Three injured after two light planes collide at Moorabbin Airport

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According to ABC landing aircraft hit taxiing aircraft
 

Top Stories: Planes collide on runway at Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport
http://abc.net.au/news/6385828

looks like Oxford vs RVAC ...

The warrior is from MFS

Arrived at YMMB after this happened, a witness told me that the Warrior seemed to be having engine trouble and looked to be trying to put it down inside the field.

Could have been far worse, apparently the 172 had a short amount of time to try and move out of the way, probably what prevented fatalities.

Hit home for me a bit as i've flown VH-TXH (The MFS Warrior) a few times as I did my PPL-MECIR training at MFS.

Judas! Extremely fortunate there was no fire!

Collision at YMMB
 

Engine trouble ? Carby heat omitted ?

A rough running engine. Why would you land on the shortest runway with possible downwind. Surely a close low level circuit to the duty runway would have been more appropriate. If oil pressure or manifold pressure were dropping then you would possibly expect imminent engine failure. Easy for those not in the situation but there is no substitute for experience.

Yes.... indeed Majorca.

Why?

Why?

Why do I live in hope?

Why do I live in hope, grasping that slippery straw of optimism and as hard as I try improving myself I know one thing.

I will never be as good as you :{

you will be even better, Compylot, given the experience.........don't give up hope.

We can only learn from your experience Majorca, thank you for donating your time to provide an opinion :ok:

what drugs are you guys on.I hope you are not instructors or LAME's.:ok:

I guess if you block off the intake the MP drops for a bit, but when the engine fails MP usually rises to that of QNH.

Just sayin……….

Jaba,
I wonder how many are going to argue the toss about that???
Tootle pip!!

Manifold pressure sucks!

(Copyright John Deakin)

Jokes on you guys. That warrior was turbocharged.

not really but

I heard it had a turbine conversion, was Smithy's recovered missing aircraft reconstructed and was used for chemtrail spraying!

Word on the street is that he landed at 100 Kts too......:eek:


Lucky they hit the back of the 172 and not the front....:sad:

A low level circuit....You're joking right...

Yeah, what's altitude ever done for anyone with a suspect engine? :E
Fly a low level circuit, that'd be the coolest!