Tiger at Pimpama
 

Bugger, RIP!

Plane crash Pimpama: reports one person killed | Gold Coast Bulletin

VH-RTA ??

A sad event - especially at this time of the year...

Passenger said to be in his 50's suffered fatal injuries.
Pilot said to be 21 or so, taken to hospital with severe facial and leg injuries.
It was reported that the pilot made the '000' call for assistance.

Condolences to the passenger's family and friends.

VH UZB is the reported rego.

Looks like UZB based on ABC photo

Man killed in Tiger Moth crash on Queensland's Gold Coast, pilot hospitalised - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Reports from Recreational Flying http://www.recreationalflying.com/th....144318/page-2 the pilot was RC (known for flying around the world). He had recently completed his a Tiger endorsement (about 4 weeks ago).

BPA, the church of the half-baked requires registration to view posts in that section.

I was under the impression that Ryan had been flying the Tiger longer than that, anyhow he was recently appointed ops manager and pilot by Bennet Aviation, owners of the Gold Coast joyflight company.

Nasty business, as my wife commented, it's the kind of gift she would give me. (and no I'm not well insured!)

accident
 

Conditions this morning would have required a very experienced DH82 pilot.

Looks like they have only been back in the air since last May, under new owners:

Tiger Moth back in the air after business grounded for 18 months in wake of crash | Gold Coast Bulletin

Pilot and passenger named:

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/...-1227690521307

PA39's comment is spot on - I wouldn't have liked to be flying a Tiger yesterday (not that I'm claiming to be highly experienced on them).

I see the deceased is described as a 58 year old bloke from the Grafton district, a paraglider, an adventurer and all round good bloke. Sadly it's not difficult to imagine the scenario where someone has driven 3 odd hours for his ride and tells you he doesn't mind it being rough. Ryan wouldn't be the first young pilot talked into flying when he shouldn't. Speculation obviously, but the scenario is as old as flying itself.

Sad all round, for the passenger's family as well as for Ryan and his family; according to the press reports he's fairly banged up. The Tigers are a welcome addition to the local aviation scene, but you have to wonder whether they'll bounce back from a second fatal in 2 years.

Spinex - there's no implied criticism intended in my comment, I well could understand how this could happen.

Is no one else thinking EFATO?

I think we're on the same page Dora-9, the perils of forum communication. My comment was meant to be general and prompted by what is being said in the press and elsewhere.

Hmmm... I'm thinking MUPPETS..:hmm:

The prang was a fatal. The prang will be investigated. We will then have a FACTUAL report to discuss.




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Gee what kept you from sharing your wisdom fb? #14 whole posts to get to the inevitable 'wait for the report, don't speculate,' it never gets old.:oh:

Re efato - if that's what it was and from what I can remember of the layout there, the aircraft seems to have dropped in just short of some fairly substantial trees, there would have been some interesting turbulence and then wind shadow as he descended behind them. Despite what the Bulletin was saying, it seems they were found inverted and emergency services pulled her back over to get them out.

A lenghty aerial video on ABC, of the rescue, shows a significant response from emergency services.
But I couldn't see a fire hose deployed and on standby near the craft, perhaps indicative of a low risk of a post crash fire, given a trapped victim and a dozen rescue personnel very close to the wreck.


"Despite what the Bulletin was saying, it seems they were found inverted and emergency services pulled her back over to get them out."


With no apparent damage visible to the tail perhaps it wasnt fully inverted?

Mickjoebill

I remember that as Hempels old tiger. RIP Gary Turnbull, speedy recovery to Ryan Campbell and vale UVB. Tigers can be a handful in windy conditions.

UVB (An ex Hempels Tiger) is tucked away in a hangar near Melbourne :-)

DH82
 

The CP should have called it. When young guns get under pressure the CP tucks him under his wing and calls the flight off. EVERYTHING must be assessed....everything!

PA39
 

A key part of the issue in my mind is even calling this guy a Young Gun, or any version of that.
I am sorry because I know a lot of you are riding on his bandwagon for whatever reason, but if you tell these young and inexperienced kids how great they are enough times, eventually they will believe it.