davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Please keep this thread updated with news regarding aircraft-in-distresss VH-TLV. At about 10:30 tonight I was listening to Brisbane Centre via LiveATC.net and this aircraft's situation went from bad to worse. Last contact with Brisbane Centre was at 11:44: The pilot said "We're gone, we're gone, tell em I love em.". Distressing stuff, and I can't sleep until I get more information regarding the safety of the pilot. My absolute condolences to all involved at this time. Transmissions were difficult to comprehend but it appeared the pilot lost communication systems followed by an engine fire and smoke in the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Brisbane Centre coordinating aircraft to look for a crash site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Singapore Airlines 246 looking for a crash site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Singapore Airlines intercepted weak emergency signal 121.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 A Toll Freight aircraft is now attempting to contact VH-TLV on the emergency frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Toll Freight 242 received no response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Reports are suggesting a signal was broadcast on 121.5 for a short time, and the aircraft crashed into the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Rescue 500 has been deployed to the East of Bribie Island to search for the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Mixed reports but a Virgin aircraft is saying that the pilot is communicating on 121.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 A Wedgetail aircraft is coordinating with Rescue 500 at this time but they are not communicating any specific details on the Brisbane Centre frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Rescue 500 returned to base around 1am this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ok I'm off to bed, very upset from tonight's events and hoping for some news in the morning. Here is a summary of what happened based upon my monitoring of Brisbane Centre: - The Cessna aircraft initially reported itself as lost-in-cloud with structural damage and a burning smell in the cabin. Not sure what caused all this as that was never stated. - The aircraft tracked north where another aircraft reported the skies were clearer, so the pilot could descend below the cloud base. Despite this the pilot did not appear to know where he was. - The pilot and the controller spent some time talking while Brisbane Centre attempted to get the aircraft on the radar. The controller got a return on the aircraft around Bribie Island. so the pilot spent some time contemplating whether to land at Caloundra or Sunshine Coast airport. - Things seemed like they would work out for a while but over time the pilot became concerned about the structural integrity of the aircraft for landing (he reported sloppy flight controls), and seemed to become consumed by stress. The controller did a very good job at calming the pilot but in the end the pilot became very delusional and seemed unable to answer simple questions. - The pilot then reported an engine fire which he suppressed with a fire-retardant. Shortly after, he reported smoke in the cabin and claimed he could no longer see the instrument panel. The controller suggested opening the window and applying an oxygen mask, to no intelligible response. - There was silence for a few minutes before some inaudible transmissions were broadcast from the aircraft. - The final transmission I heard was at around 11pm, the pilot broadcast: "We're gone, we're gone, tell em I love em!". This transmission was very clear and loud. - Brisbane Centre spent the next half an hour attempting to contact the aircraft with no response. - Brisbane Departures rerouted a Toll Express aircraft and Singapore Airlines aircraft via Bribie Island to look for a crash site and intercept an emergency beacon. The Toll Express aircraft reported nothing but Singapore Airlines claimed it heard a transmission on the emergency frequency. - There was some brief chatter that two commercial aircraft were speaking with the downed aircraft on the emergency frequency. Someone definitely mentioned "we spoke with him to the end" but that may have been the controller. - Around 1am a Wedgetail aircraft from Amberley, and Rescue 500 from Brisbane, departed for the Bribie Island area. The Wedgetail aircraft didn't stay long and neither did Rescue 500, although the Wedgetail aircraft reported that they were speaking with a boat which led me to believe the aircraft had been downed in in water. That was all, Resuce 500 returned to Archerfield around 1:30am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper63 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hmm, weird. Rego doesn't match the aircraft type. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOCET Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Sounds like a bad dream ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 The rego matches a Cessna 185...see the Recreational Flying Rego Search: http://www.recreationalflying.com/resources/aircraft-register-search.14/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Sounds like a bad dream ! It may sound that way but I swear it isn't. This is the flight plan of Singapore Airlines 246 last night. You can see it was diverted via Bribie Island: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA246/history/20141027/1345Z/YBBN/WSSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Valentich all over again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy diamond Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Poor bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It may sound that way but I swear it isn't. This is the flight plan of Singapore Airlines 246 last night. You can see it was diverted via Bribie Island: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA246/history/20141027/1345Z/YBBN/WSSS Not really, normal departure track out of Brisbane ...flew it the other day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy diamond Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 So its a hoax?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOCET Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hasn't been mentioned on the news this morning . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ok this is definitely no joke and I am not crazy. This is the recording of Brisbane Centre between 13:30GMT and 14:00 GMT (thanks to liveatc.net/archive). Please download and listen for yourselves, things go very bad around the 10 minute mark: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u387hz4392ulcn9/YBBN6-Oct-27-2014-1330Z.mp3?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I also have recordings for 14:00-14:30 GMT https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fgfx3cnhn5011m/YBBN6-Oct-27-2014-1400Z.mp3?dl=0 and 14:30-15:00 GMT https://www.dropbox.com/s/s2deqqdmm63jiys/YBBN6-Oct-27-2014-1430Z.mp3?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Training drill ?!.........nothing at all on the news... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc95 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Here is a recording for 13:00- 13:30 GMT: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0j1saz74x7mlhs/YBBN6-Oct-27-2014-1300Z.mp3?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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