kaz3g Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-08/skydiving-plane-crashes-at-tooradin/3384976/?site=melbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-08/skydiving-plane-crashes-at-tooradin/3384976/?site=melbourne Good idea of the location at http://www.tooradinflyingschool.com.au/ kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 No good at all, seems there was fuel there if the paramedics were burned by it... Wonder what type of aircraft it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Commando Skydivers C206. Pilot suffered broken legs, pelvis. Paramedic suffered hypothermia from long exposure in the cold water. Fuel burns may have been from contact with fuel during the removal of the trapped pilot. Aircraft straddled a small creek and hit the opposite embankment. One jumper airlifted out with pilot. 6 pob. No word on what caused the powerfailure. nice of channel ten news not to mention anything about jumpers. They called everyone passengers. Good reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Also looks like textbook action once the engine failed. Just bad luck he didn't come to a stop before the creek. The mangroves would have been slowing him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreywh Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hmm, very unfortunate, poor bugger. He was flying ok at 1.30pm. Although the aircraft went up to 10,000 ft or so and came down without dropping any jumpers, we all wondered what that was all about?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J170 Owner Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Probably couldn't stop with all those people on board. Sometimes they cram a lot of folks into those planes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 That's true. I was wondering why you wouldn't let them out. They jump out of perfectly good aeroplanes. Why not get out when they are not perfectly good? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 6 POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 last time i had an engine failure in a skydiving a/c...looked around...they were gone...! They knew the best place to be... And it wasn't holding your hand!! Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 They probably reckoned they'd be billed for the flight anyhow and wanted their moneys worth. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 And it wasn't holding your hand!!awww...Pud...wouldn't u trust me............................... Weeeellll.... I wasn't there to have to make the decision cficare:augie: On the strength of your posts I reckon I'd give you the benefit of the doubt and stick around to see how you handle it:wink: Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J170 Owner Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I used to jump at Batchelor, just south of Darwin. You would not see me go out under 1500 feet unless the plane was on fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 6 POB And only one seat! Five bodies bouncing around loose in the back and 'only' two serious injuries.. Pack them in tight and the freight can't move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 last time i had an engine failure in a skydiving a/c...looked around...they were gone...! If the jumpers had all been us regular Forumites we would have all thrown out our parachute packs to reduce weight, then stuck by our best mate. Our group would be know as:- cfwedocare. Hope that makes you feel warm and fuzzy. Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Beginning to look like some of the posts that appear on Pprune. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Beginning to look like some of the posts that appear on Pprune. :( Please explain Ozzie, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 No one bounces around loose in the back, single point restraints must be used below 1000ft. 98% of jumpers do were helmets and other protection. Floor and sides of jump ships are padded Dealing with power failures and aircraft emergencies are fully covered during jumpers initial training and at regular intervals. After all aircraft accidents are the biggest killer of skydivers. 6 POB and one seat, biggest injury was to the one seated. J170 Owner. Don't block the door you will get trampled in the rush. don't remember much of your training do you? Above 500ft and below 500ft. Landing with an aircraft happens occasionally due to cloud, wind, ATC. These incident and accident posts are supposed to be here to help suppress rumour and hearsay. Not for idle chitty chatt and dum ass remarks. Can anyone actually comment on how the aircraft ended up where it did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Had a Skydiver here some years ago who always replied to the above with "You show me a perfectly good areoplane and I will get a LAME who will spend thousands on it to bring it up to scratch?????????" I had no reply for him - he owned a C207 FrankM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 The context that we used to use it in when I was doing jumps was, anything that wasn't on fire, had the engine running, and the wings were still attached to, was a"perfectly good aeroplane". and therefore you have no sane reason to jump out of it. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 These incident and accident posts are supposed to be here to help suppress rumour and hearsay. Not for idle chitty chatt and dum ass remarks. Hi Ozzie, If you are refering to my post in your above remark then please accept my apologies. I do tend to let my sense of humour dominate sometimes and this may have been the case in this instance. I will try to be more serious in the future when the post is in fact a serious matter. Alan. (couldn't find the 'Sorry' smiley). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 The context that we used to use it in when I was doing jumps was, anything that wasn't on fire, had the engine running, and the wings were still attached to, was a"perfectly good aeroplane". and therefore you have no sane reason to jump out of it. Nev I realise it was a toung in cheek comment and I have obviously offended some which was not the intent - but that is life and I will live with it FrankM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oksinay Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 A long, long time ago I was a jumper. 500' AGL was my trigger to start relaxing after t/off - especially if I was close to the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J170 Owner Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 No one bounces around loose in the back, single point restraints must be used below 1000ft. 98% of jumpers do were helmets and other protection. Floor and sides of jump ships are paddedDealing with power failures and aircraft emergencies are fully covered during jumpers initial training and at regular intervals. After all aircraft accidents are the biggest killer of skydivers. 6 POB and one seat, biggest injury was to the one seated. J170 Owner. Don't block the door you will get trampled in the rush. don't remember much of your training do you? Above 500ft and below 500ft. Landing with an aircraft happens occasionally due to cloud, wind, ATC. These incident and accident posts are supposed to be here to help suppress rumour and hearsay. Not for idle chitty chatt and dum ass remarks. Can anyone actually comment on how the aircraft ended up where it did? Rude, rude, rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Rude, rude, rude. It's that look in your Avatar J170, scares people everytime! Just LOOKing right AT THEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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