Two people killed in light plane crash on Perth's Swan River.
 

Only made it to 42

Saw the low level turn
Very sad.

Actually no, every year there is a clear area in the centre boats are East and West near the causeway and the narrows. The centre is ALWAYS clear for the fireworks and the air display, given all the land areas are covered with spectators, the river is the landing area in the event of an engine failure.

I agree that they were lucky to not overshoot on to the spectator craft, which is why air displays are not OVER crowds.

This looks more like a stall spin though but will wait and hear.

No wurries Voice......ALWAYS a pleasure....VERY SAD occasion though...

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Very hard to see. My home town. Fellow float pilot. Very sad.

The Flying Program for the day listed "Unusual Aircraft Landing And Take Off From Perth Water" for the Mallard. This may possibly explain the descending, turning manoeuvre as positioning to land.
I didn't witness the impact, but when he came down the river past me just prior he was already quite low.

See the track and links on https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20170126-0

The box was reported as 1500m x 3000m ? This would have been ok for aircraft doing aero displays and flypasts, but this was a water landing, ie., a circuit or a straight in. He did a circuit. A box 1500m wide itself is just about his (105kias?) base turn diameter, if so then he would have been unable to line up inside the box in a normal circuit and it didn't look like he was flying a teardrop ?
Displays are a unique set of circumstances that need everything planned.

Tragic, what a sad end to what should have been a great day for everyone.

Said on TV this morning that the pilot & family had just relocated from Qld to Perth. Three young children now without both parents.

DF.

RIP Peter and your wife...

Great aviation enthusiast too...

Australia Day will never be the same for those 3 kids. An awful tragedy.

RIP

Tragic event, my thoughts and prayers go to the two people who lost their lives and their families and friends.

Sadly I believe the long term effects of this accident will further restrict future such displays in Australia. I wouldn't be surprised that all floatplane operations from the Swan River will be banned by the local authorities.

I was watching the display, the accident aircraft appeared to be turning base for a touch and go similar to the grand caravan float plane which had just done the same.
Appeared to be stall and wing drop...
Very sad for the family and aviation community.

Not likely, I guess. Was Peter around, say, early to mid-70s and ex-AN ?

See link in post 21 above.....

Pilot reported as being age 52, Ch 7 News site.

Also from another video, you can see he was turning into a low 30 degree sun angle and with a 15Kt (?) tail wind elongating his base turn - neither of which would have helped his situational awareness.

Mallard accident
 

Significantly, slow and low tight turn, increasing bank angle and flaps up would have not helped. Numerous previous similar accidents have occurred over the years in many varied types. Indeed a sad event.

RIP Peter

Very sad, there is a interview with Peter in Down Under Aviation News
See if I can find a link, try this
https://downunderaviationnews.wordpr...h-peter-lynch/

His 3 children still have their mother .He was separated and had his partner with him