red750 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Video of a crash involving a Vans RV-9A at Mt Barker in WA. Both occupants, a 67 yo pilot and his wife, walked away with minor injuries while the aircraft was inverted and extensively damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I bet you again red, i so like beating you The girlfriend said im always "quick" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 "Walked away", "minor injuries " ... Is that right ? .... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 I bet you again red, i so like beating you The girlfriend said im always "quick" Yeah, but I got the pic. As for the second bit, that's nothing to be proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 "Walked away", "minor injuries " ... Is that right ? .... Bob That's what the TV report said. ATSB Accident Report also says minor injuries. They had to be assisted out, but no major injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yeah, but I got the pic. As for the second bit, that's nothing to be proud of. But I got blue pills so I can keep going like the energizer bunny but in quick sessions. Ok back to topic... Wonder if the below relates to fuel starvation. During cruise, the engine failed. While conducting a forced landing the aircraft collided with terrain. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 It was a local lawyer driving it. I'm waiting for the jokes to start coming now. (P.S. - I beat ya all, I posted this in Aviation news only 3 hrs after it happened, late on Sunday afternoon). I reckon he's in the market for a new Vans - that one won't buff out, that's for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Good result for the occupants considering the look of the plane Well done pilot The well done is of course only if the engine failure was not caused by air in the tanks 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 That's what the TV report said. ATSB Accident Report also says minor injuries. They had to be assisted out, but no major injuries. Thanks for that Red. Two very lucky people . Accident occurred on Sept 4 , cheers ..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The well done is of course only if the engine failure was not caused by air in the tanks Yeah - I'm kind of thinking, the lack of any fire is suspicious? - or maybe they just got real lucky, and the fuel drained away from any ignition source?I'm not sure how they managed to free themselves from that bubble canopy? At least this prang shows that inversion with a bubble canopy is survivable with only minor injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yeah - I'm kind of thinking, the lack of any fire is suspicious? - or maybe they just got real lucky, and the fuel drained away from any ignition source?I'm not sure how they managed to free themselves from that bubble canopy? At least this prang shows that inversion with a bubble canopy is survivable with only minor injuries. Provided you're somewhere where there's someone to help you out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperplace Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 - that one won't buff out, that's for sure. ya reckon? what a pessimist. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZoos Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 A blue pill could easily have uprighted the aircraft 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I wonder if the couple had clothes on when they crashed? Perhaps someone was getting a little frisky and accidentally switched the mags off? I remember a crash in the U.S. where they found the couple naked in the wreckage - and the investigators concluded, that a bit of nookie probably took the drivers attention off the job, resulting in the crash! They couldn't find anything wrong with the aircrafts controls, or control surfaces, or fuel supply, and the engine was still producing power when it spiralled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_perth Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Local farmer that assisted said he got covered in "gas" but dragged them out to get away from any fire...so assume it had some "gas" in the tanks...fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Well done pilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tonne Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Looks as though it tangled with a tree, very luck to walk away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 RV's are very easy to wing stall if you get them slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I wonder if the couple had clothes on when they crashed? Someone said the pilot was 67. Now before you all jump on me for being ageist, I'm not saying he's not capable of joining the mile high club (although I'm not sure how the logistics work in an RV9), just that he's old enough to know better... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Surviving it Frank That was what the well done was for 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Someone said the pilot was 67.Now before you all jump on me for being ageist, I'm not saying he's not capable of joining the mile high club (although I'm not sure how the logistics work in an RV9), just that he's old enough to know better... But what about Geoff Edelson the root rat and helicopter crasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 But what about Geoff Edelson the root rat and helicopter crasher Apparently he was going for his first solo when he crashed the chopper, so unless he had a grip on the wrong joystick he wasn't trying for the mile high club! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 unless he had a grip on the wrong joystick Marty, That would not suprise me :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Someone said the pilot was 67.Now before you all jump on me for being ageist, I'm not saying he's not capable of joining the mile high club (although I'm not sure how the logistics work in an RV9), just that he's old enough to know better... Yes, Marty, I'd say that's pretty spot on. Saw the interview with the pilot, he looked like a fairly sensible, cool and collected bloke - even though he'd just come to within a whisker of wiping himself out, less than 24 hrs ago.It was his 59 yr old wife that was the passenger. Now, if it'd been his 24 yr old secretary ... well, that would have certainly made for a good salacious story ... wink, wink ... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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