alf jessup Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Looks like this has just happened at Shepparton. Hope those involved are ok. http://www.wyndhamweekly.com.au/story/1791814/shepparton-plane-crashes-near-airport/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzE= 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/plane-crashes-near-shepparton-airport/story-fnii5smr-1226746836519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Very sad news...our condolences to all family and friends 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yes Ian very sad news filtering through. Condolences to all families, friends and fellow aviators. A terrible week for Australian aviation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 As Alf has mentioned, a terrible week and a terrible year for aviators. My condolences to their family and friends. Please fly safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Lancair Legacy ABC Update. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Not a good month for Lancairs....2nd fatal in about a month.....................Maj.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Very sad. It was the son of our oldest member, part of a high plains family. Not much left to investigate. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Very sad. It was the son of our oldest member, part of a high plains family. Not much left to investigate. Kaz not Frank's son, @@kaz3g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark11 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Bad news - Condolenses to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The ATSB have allocated four people to this: http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-193.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 More details http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/two-dead-after-plane-crash-at-shepparton-20131025-2w6df.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Although the Geraldton crash is referred to as similar, that aircraft flew a fair bit of the circuit, with the canopy open at various angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 People will inevitably connect the Lancair's controversial history. I would say that is one of the reasons for the FOUR persons going to Shepp. It's a high performance plane which requires a degree of skill and practice to fly. This in itself doesn't condemn it. Malfunctions are a different matter or human issues. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Airport and Highway still closed until at least late today as the ATSB people have been delayed. The local paper and TV crew were here fairly quickly and a bit of their reporting is here http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/shepparton/plane-crashes-in-kialla-1.61059 Witnesses we are aware of said that the engine was operating and there was no visible smoke prior to impact but some of the reports suggest something else...we just have to wait and see what the investigators find. Everyone very quiet here today because many of us at the Aeroclub also knew Peter Brereton who was in the C182 and who worked in Shepparton and lived not far away. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I can imagine people are somewhat subdued there, Kaz My thoughts are with you. I've lost a few close friends and there is always that vacuum there. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 The Lancair is indeed a high- performance aircraft and suitable equipped up front, operates with speeds comparable to a Baron. The one I flew in recently as a passenger (IO360 CS prop) was showing 140 kts at the end fence with the gear and flaps up. That's serious performance..................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Airport and Highway still closed until at least late today as the ATSB people have been delayed.The local paper and TV crew were here fairly quickly and a bit of their reporting is here http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/shepparton/plane-crashes-in-kialla-1.61059 Witnesses we are aware of said that the engine was operating and there was no visible smoke prior to impact but some of the reports suggest something else...we just have to wait and see what the investigators find. Everyone very quiet here today because many of us at the Aeroclub also knew Peter Brereton who was in the C182 and who worked in Shepparton and lived not far away. Kaz Thoughts are with you all up there Kaz Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 From the Weekly Times... A LIGHT plane that crashed in Shepparton killing two men had been forced to land on a previous journey due to engine trouble, a probe finds. Pilot John Pendergast, 59, and a male passenger were killed when the Lancair plane they were in crashed as it was taking off from Shepparton Airport in October. Witnesses to the crash said the plane appeared to pitch rapidly before it crashed into a fence. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the aircraft, assembled in South Africa by the previous owner, had experienced engine trouble in 2010. The ATSB said the plane's engine malfunctioned on a flight in South Africa in September 2010, resulting in a forced landing that caused "substantial damage to the underside of the airframe". The plane was repaired and then sold and imported into Australia, the ATSB said. It said it hadn't identified any pre-existing faults with the aircraft after examining the wreckage. The agency said the investigation into the crash would now focus on the assembly and maintenance of the aircraft in Australia. It would also examine the history of the repair work after the 2010 incident, as well as the pilot's flying record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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