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.

I do.

(More characters needed to post reply)... so "characters" are the operative word.


EDIT to add: There are "compliant" characters and "protected" characters and then just "characters" and sometimes just "operators".

So you believe that what they generally get up to contributed to the engine failure in this accident?

DF.

The ATSB often refer to engine failure in the initial report when , I presume, they have evidence of such. They have not done so on this occasion so far. The report was updated today, still no mention of engine failure.

The pilot quoted engine failure to the media (allegedly).

Ultralights - Sorry about the confusion as my post was a response to another peterc005 gem, which he has since deleted.

It looks to me like engine failure, a low level turn to make it onto the beach followed by a stall during a probable steep turn.

If you watch what's in the links posted above, the pilot said that he was going to put it down on the edge of the water but was concerned about drowning his passengers so headed for the land instead and whacked the dunes.

You are right, but I thought for such extensive damage to occur would have involved a low level drop, followed by a cartwheel.

Desert Flower: No.

https://youtu.be/7kh9_ZfJpWw
I got to 20s. That was enough.

Hmm yeah you reckon you would edit out the cardboard box ingestion!

I hadn't seen that one.

https://youtu.be/0718hzji20s


The antics posted online do amaze sometimes.

I'm fairly certain that action was taken regarding the contents of afore mentioned video. It was discussed on here previously.

theres quite a few vids like that

Seems like CASA may have acted. From the 1770 charter web page.
27Jan17: 1770 Castaway regret to advise that we have cancelled all tours until further notice. We have only been given the advice today & apologize to all customers for cancelling their much anticipated experience. Currently booked passengers are to contact their travel agent in regards to refunds or if you have booked directly with us, then contact us directly.

Carry out a landing inspection in a landing direction. Good idea.

Wow what a depressing report. So many bad actions and carelessness and I am only 25 pages in 😟

It's also very sad that Bruce (the Chief Pilot) passed away only last month.