Cessna Citation VH-FNI departs taxiway at Shute Harbour Airport - Mon 18th April 2022
 

Cessna Citation VH-FNI has ended up in a drain adjacent to the taxiway at Shute Harbour airport.

Operated by Graham Aviation and owned by well known Cairns dentist


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Well it’s out, if not a little wet.

Muppet steering installed.

Missed (the centreline) by that much
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All that demonstrates is , what a bunch of f**wit smart arses frequent Facebook.

The Facebook page does belong to the tow truck company that removed the plane from the ditch. I would guess followers of that company would know little about aviation or aircraft.

Looks like they did a good job.

Claytons Towing are good operators. They moved the Qld Air Museum's Orion from Maroochy to Caloundra without a scratch.

Oh, shute!!!!!!!

DF.

As opposed to some of the sanctimonious, hypocritical, arrogant and embarrassing comments made on PPRUNE by so called professional pilots? (Comment relates to other threads).

To me, it looks like the tow company did a great job getting the jet out, in less than ideal weather. Those crossings are extremely narrow, and combined with a very tight radius of corner leave very little margin for error - as quite a number of pilots have discovered first hand.

Ain’t that the truth Werbil, lucky if you have guide lines, narrow taxiways, steel stakes, taxiway overhanging garden branches and lots of traps if your not very careful at the Shute

The Citation Mustang, VH-FNI, owned by Dr. Finn and operated by Graham Aviation has been cancelled from the Aussie register.

Listed as "withdrawn from use" and not as an export or change of identity.

Unusual move ...

I believe it was written off due spar damage ... fitting a new wing costs more than another aircraft :(

Too bad there wasn't some kind of centre line that could be followed to guide the pilot out /s.

It's a shame that a relatively small error will result in the aircraft being written off, another pressure driving up insurance premiums, making flying more expensive for everyone.

Managed to taxi in unscathed without a white line, so it’s not too much to expect the ability to replicate that feat on the way out.

Sure, it’s less than ideal but that’s why insurance companies demand a minimum level of experience.

I think the bigger questions that need answers are:-

Whom inspected the aircraft for damage prior to next flight? Just how much flying did the aircraft conduct prior to the "wfu" from the civil register. Was the aircraft issued a permit for a positioning flight to a maintenance centre?

Sorry, I was being sarcastic, hence the /s. In the first photo you can see a taxiway centre line.

You could just ask the owner.

We all make mistakes. It’s just that some of them are bigger than others.