C172 Down on Middle Island
 

Was flying through the ATC sectors near this shortly after it happened today. Well done to the controller on 124.1/119.55 for coordinating the numerous rescue aircraft and accurately relaying messages between the various parties. It was a confronting listen but calmly handled and he didn't miss a beat with the other aircraft on frequency either. A job very well done.

What sort of tourism activities?

Doesn't it say that they take campers to the island?

Wow - what a mess. Surprised there was only one fatality.

DF.

Where does it say CFIT? :ugh:

Beaches usually have cross winds and a soft sand patch can ruin your day. The aircraft looks to me like it cartwheeled into a dune. What a sad outcome.

From the latest photo on the ABC website, it looks like the aircraft may have come through the scrub from the land side, perpendicular to the beach, then slid/crashed down the dune. The operative word here is MAY, just putting a possible scenario out there.
Prop looks like it wasn't producing much thrust, if any.

Actually, it looks like the initial impact/touchdown point at the waterline.
It was also quite noticeable in one of the media videos.

ATSB Initial: AO-2017-005.


Type of operation: General Aviation Unknown.

who said it was a CFIT? ATSB report stated collision with terrain.

Reading this story, Bruce your a hero as well.
RW


From Western times

http://http://www.westerntimes.com.au/news/afraid-plane-owner-reveals-moments-fatal-crash/3130730/

IN AN exclusive interview with The Observer, owner of 1770 Castaway Bruce Rhoades hailed his "best mate" Les 'Woody' Woodall a hero after the plane he was flying crashed into the sand at Middle Island.

The crash left a 29-year-old UK woman dead and two others in critical condition, including Woody, who was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Bundaberg Hospital with head, chest and spinal injuries.

Courier Mail has the busted aircraft as a Cirrus SR 22. Aint never seen a strutted Cirrus yet.
Dont these dopey journalists know that all aircraft that crash are Cessnas !

I've never seen a high wing Cirrus either!

A quick pootube search of Agnes Water Flights or 1770 flights will show you what these flights generally get up to.

I'm pretty sure I know exactly what you are referring to here. Do you think that is appropriate and or relevant here ?

Yes squawk I think it is relevant as 2 separate posts earlier above discussed/asked what sort of tourist activities are being done and I was simply answering those posts.

I haven't looked at the videos, but regardless of "what these flights generally get up to" I don't believe they have any relevance to the accident in question.

DF.