Moruya crash 19/12/19
 

Two people pulled out in serious condition and choppered to hospital from Moruya on the NSW south coast. Any more info?

There you go.... "a single-engine Cessna jet crashed" or

"Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said a Cessna C210 engine failed while it was cruising and the aircraft hit the ground."

N registered P210 Silver Eagle has been in Australia for a few weeks - N210BA

Perhaps swotting up on sideslips may be a good thing?

It started off as a twin but finished up as a single.

Single, no engine ...where would the "Cororate Spokesperson" (sic...very sick !) expect it to go ? Lagrange Point ?

What he said!

I guess it's easy to be an armchair critic

The below is possibly not causal to today’s accident, but it could very well be - so here goes!

Maybe the pilot’s last several AFR’s were in twins - FR in which also count for the CR SEA... therefore no requirement for competence to be demonstrated (or maintained) in forced landings without engine power.

But, of course, what are the chances...?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Australian CASA, who designed that absurd state of affairs...

End of cynical narrative...

I wish a speedy recovery to those on board.

I posted this elsewhere but I'll copy and paste it here:

Before the speculation runs too rampant as it has elsewhere... (Please avoid judgement also, the pilot and passenger were airlifted to Canberra Hospital, the last thing they need right now is negative thoughts).

The facts are:
The flight was from Bankstown to Cambridge (Hobart) cruising at FL160. Approx 20nm past Moruya the engine failed, they were losing 1000fpm. The aircraft was pressurised, it was a P210N model. The aircraft had a turboprop, not piston motor. From this height they were able to make it back to Moruya, but had about 2 minutes at most near the airport to assess the situation/airfield and make their decision (which in the heat of the moment would go very quickly, and keep in mind a normal circuit does take around 6 minutes). They chose to attempt an approach onto 04, however were too high and too close so quickly switched to a circuit onto 18, unfortunately they weren't able to make the final turn and instead of attempting a low level steep turn they chose to put it down straight ahead into the overshoot scrub. The wind throughout the day was gusting to around 40kts and it was hot (so people were at the beach).

Moruya can be a tricky airfield, it does have its characteristics that can catch people off guard, an example being unexpected sink near the river, and when it's windy it can be a challenge due to the terrain & mechanical turbulence.

Given the amount of practice forced landings I've done at Moruya, I think the pilot has done a good job under pressure and whatever decisions they thought were right has ultimately saved their lives (and that's all that matters, aircraft can be replaced), although they probably will be spending Christmas in Canberra Hospital. Hoping they have a speedy recovery.

If they have flown from the USA, I doubt they’d consider a quick hop over Bass Strait daunting!

Not the first time that one has crashed.

At some point, in my humble opinion, this becomes the responsibility of the individual. The system is already too onerous and it's unlikely that requiring an AFR for each class rating would have much real effect on outcomes anyway. I fly everyday and occasionally undershoot a glide. Conditions are often different in the last 200 feet or so, particularly on the coast. That said, they did have quite a bit of height to manoeuvre.

Thank you Subversive, I totally agree. As long as some of you folk keep pushing for regulation, the bigger the rool book will get. It is already past huge. There is also a huge difference between pulling off a simulated engine failure and facing the real deal. This cannot be simulated. Take responsibility for yourselves good people, legislation will not save you.