biggles Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-11/planes-collide-on-runway-at-melbournes-moorabbin-airport/6385828 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 wow, all walked away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Surprising it didn't end up worse. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroman Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 passenger in the back seat probably got a haircut!! Scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 why o why the preoccupation with getting back onto the tar? plenty of level vacant grass to land on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The person making the forced landing had a radio. Moorabbin has a tower. The person taxying had a radio. The person making the forced landing had right of way Sure there's plenty of grass ozzie, but it's not an all over field and there are some deep gutters and culverts - I wold not pick the grass. Sounds to me as if the taxying pilot missed the incoming aircraft or tower transmissions or both, or maybe had switched to ground frequency early as some do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 ATSB prelim. http://www.atsb.com.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-036.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Did either of them have a Jabiru engine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Did either of them have a Jabiru engine? Nah, both propellers were still turning ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The person making the forced landing had a radio.Moorabbin has a tower. The person taxying had a radio. The person making the forced landing had right of way Sure there's plenty of grass ozzie, but it's not an all over field and there are some deep gutters and culverts - I wold not pick the grass. Sounds to me as if the taxying pilot missed the incoming aircraft or tower transmissions or both, or maybe had switched to ground frequency early as some do. Hi Turbs Confess I was wondering how it was that the only part of the Moorabbin paddock available had another a/c taxiing on it. The two involved could taxi side by side on those big runways and there are a lot of choices there. I really do think there is a bit of a fixation on"the runway" by many pilots today and I bemoan the lack of paddock sense amongst some of my younger peers. One written off because of a culvert would probably have had significantly less risk potential for lives, let alone repair costs in this one. ATSB says it was a rough running engine, not a total failure. I learned it was essential to fly the damned aeroplane all the way to the crash. Didn't seem to happen this time. That said...no fatalities is always a good outcome and I wasn't there. Kaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Not at Did either of them have a Jabiru engine? Not at Moorabin:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi TurbsConfess I was wondering how it was that the only part of the Moorabbin paddock available had another a/c taxiing on it. The two involved could taxi side by side on those big runways and there are a lot of choices there. Kaz There's two active runways, but yes plenty of space steer around; at least with this one we are likely to get a very detailed ATSB report to use on us mere mortals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 At least with this one we are likely to get a very detailed ATSB report to use on us mere mortals. Unlike MOST Ultralight accidents both minor and fatal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Can the mods change the title from "today" to more appropriate wording please? It is only ever today, once. Then it's yesterday, last week, last month, last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Use date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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