gibby Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Category: | Herald Sun Runway was to short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 grass was wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 All of the above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Too wet too fast more like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Interesting that it's a US registered aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Interesting that it's a US registered aircraft. German pilot they said on the newsN1022W (1975 CESSNA 340 owned by SKY WEST AVIATION INC TRUSTEE) Aircraft Registration ✈ FlightAware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloper Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well there is a beware of aircraft sign on the road. regards Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Bit of a long trip to get that baby from New Mexico to here!! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiacpilot Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Short strip/wet grass............no wonder PIC when interviewed blamed 'brake failure' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Short strip/wet grass............no wonder PIC when interviewed blamed 'brake failure' . Probably an ex truck driver, they use that excuse all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Jeeze - I hope I never get you lot on MY jury. . . . .:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Jeeze - I hope I never get you lot on MY jury. . . . .:-) Consider yourself guilty in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankus1aust Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I was there a couple of hours before the incident and just made it to the end of the taxiway, turned around and called it off. Clearly the IFR had arrived. By 1:00 the conditions would have been not much better with maybe a little VMC hole for a sparrow. The strip at YLIL has enough length but not if you are too fast and touching down half way down the strip. Also the conditions suggest the pilot was reluctant to do a go around. We're all experts in hindsight. At least he walked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Apparently the long strip is temporarily shortened from 1350 down to 850 due taxiway works. YLIL is on the heavy clay/loams that characterise the Valley. They get greasy when wet and almost bottomless when really wet. It has brought more than one intrepid flyer to grief. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Well it is a bit late to worry about the pilots feelings it seems he has already taken afence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeK Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Well it is a bit late to worry about the pilots feelings it seems he has already taken afence I like how you slid that one in ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 It's the pilot's fault...he shouldn't have stuck his nose in! Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron5335 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 With kaz3g's enlightenment of the incident, I can now see a current horticulturists report as a requirement for flight plans in and out of airports with grass strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 With kaz3g's enlightenment of the incident' date=' I can now see a current horticulturists report as arequirement for flight plans in and out of airports with grass strips. [img']https://www.recreationalflying.com/xf_step/upload/uploads/emoticons/064_contract.gif.4983837b32c01bdfc267e17723ebc423.gif[/img] Be careful making suggestions in jest! It might be a slow week in the office for bright ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Would a casual peek at Notams be reasonable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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