Rotorwork Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Another weekend, another accident, luckily not fatal From ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/pilot-escapes-light-plane-crash-on-gold-coast/6700966 The pilot of a light plane has escaped with scratches after crashing into bushland on the Gold Coast. The 75-year-old man was flying his single-engine Beechcraft when he got into trouble when coming in to land at the Southport Flying Club airstrip about 9:50am on Sunday. Queensland Police said his engine lost power during the descent. The experienced pilot crashed into trees at Coombabah, where the plane came to rest upside down. "While there was damage to the plane ... the cabin remained intact," a police spokeswoman said. "The pilot exited via the rear doors." The pilot was taken to the Allamanda Private Hospital for a check-up, but his injuries were minor. "[He had] light scratches," a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said. "That's a minor injury considering the crash." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwork Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Another weekend, another accident, luckily not fatal From ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/pilot-escapes-light-plane-crash-on-gold-coast/6700966 The pilot of a light plane has escaped with scratches after crashing into bushland on the Gold Coast. The 75-year-old man was flying his single-engine Beechcraft when he got into trouble when coming in to land at the Southport Flying Club airstrip about 9:50am on Sunday. Queensland Police said his engine lost power during the descent. The experienced pilot crashed into trees at Coombabah, where the plane came to rest upside down. "While there was damage to the plane ... the cabin remained intact," a police spokeswoman said. "The pilot exited via the rear doors." The pilot was taken to the Allamanda Private Hospital for a check-up, but his injuries were minor. "[He had] light scratches," a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said. "That's a minor injury considering the crash." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Carb ice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Carb ice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Channel Nine News had video of the damaged aircraft being lifted out of the bush by helicopter to be taken away for inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Channel Nine News had video of the damaged aircraft being lifted out of the bush by helicopter to be taken away for inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwork Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Carb ice? Fuel Injected = no venturi From Wiki The primary difference between carburetors and fuel injection is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel through a small nozzle under high pressure, while a carburetor relies on suction created by intake air accelerated through a Venturi tube to draw the fuel into the airstream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwork Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Carb ice? Fuel Injected = no venturi From Wiki The primary difference between carburetors and fuel injection is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel through a small nozzle under high pressure, while a carburetor relies on suction created by intake air accelerated through a Venturi tube to draw the fuel into the airstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Page Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I was down at the pub this afternoon and these fellows were talking a lot and they said it was a Jabiru engine I quickly told them that it was a Beechcraft and no hope of a Jabiru engine but they were adamant that it was Jab engine because there were told from a news broadcast and the press is always correct. Regards KP 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Page Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I was down at the pub this afternoon and these fellows were talking a lot and they said it was a Jabiru engine I quickly told them that it was a Beechcraft and no hope of a Jabiru engine but they were adamant that it was Jab engine because there were told from a news broadcast and the press is always correct. Regards KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ada Elle Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 From pprune: http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/PAK (IO-520, fuel injected) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ada Elle Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 From pprune: http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/PAK (IO-520, fuel injected) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 saw it slung under a helicopter on the news. lucky boy or just good flying looks like two trees caught the wings and slowly let the aircraft down onto the ground. slow deceleration aircraft was intact with very little damage to the cockpit and fuselage. Bonanzas are built like the proverbial brick outhouse as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 saw it slung under a helicopter on the news. lucky boy or just good flying looks like two trees caught the wings and slowly let the aircraft down onto the ground. slow deceleration aircraft was intact with very little damage to the cockpit and fuselage. Bonanzas are built like the proverbial brick outhouse as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I suspect this guy was real lucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I suspect this guy was real lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Very luck man...it will be interesting to see what happened to the engine.. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Very luck man...it will be interesting to see what happened to the engine.. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Bonanza. built like the harbour bridge The injector system is fool proof and not prone to icing. The engine out approach speed is fairly high. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Bonanza. built like the harbour bridge The injector system is fool proof and not prone to icing. The engine out approach speed is fairly high. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I was amazed that there was no fire...food for thought there? and I am not saying anything...just an observation... David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I was amazed that there was no fire...food for thought there? and I am not saying anything...just an observation... David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroman Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I was amazed that there was no fire...food for thought there? and I am not saying anything...just an observation...David Maybe there was no fuel left in the tanks? There really is no excuse for running out of fuel these days, but it seems to happen quite often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroman Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I was amazed that there was no fire...food for thought there? and I am not saying anything...just an observation...David Maybe there was no fuel left in the tanks? There really is no excuse for running out of fuel these days, but it seems to happen quite often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 It's one of the major causes of engine failure.( Including wrong selection). You don't just pull over to the side of the road. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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