Markdun Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just heard that a ‘light plane crashed at Caiguna this morning. Don’t know any details or if anyone was injured but police are going to attend. Yesterday two Jabirus (a 55 and a J160) landed at Caiguna. The 55 had a list of woes, including main earth cable to engine sawn apart by flywheel, prop had lost 15cm of fibreglass sheathing on one one blade (the tip), and a substantial oil leak on the starboard side enough to oil up the windscreen. It was a ferrying job west to east. This morning wind was 20kts with a large cross wind component and early in the morning it was raining. I’m assuming the crash was most probably one of these aircraft. The strip is 1300m x 30m and just been refurbished. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Cessna 206. Pilot got out with minor head scratches. no other details at present 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdun Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thanks. I’ll pass that on to a matter who was at the airstrip early this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Different news service (channel 7) is claiming it was a Jabiru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 https://7news.com.au/travel/air-aviation/amateur-aircraft-crashes-near-caiguna-about-350-kilometres-from-wa-sa-border-c-9187379 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 ABC has updated to also now mention it was a Jabiru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, Markdun said: Just heard that a ‘light plane crashed at Caiguna this morning. Don’t know any details or if anyone was injured but police are going to attend. Yesterday two Jabirus (a 55 and a J160) landed at Caiguna. The 55 had a list of woes, including main earth cable to engine sawn apart by flywheel, prop had lost 15cm of fibreglass sheathing on one one blade (the tip), and a substantial oil leak on the starboard side enough to oil up the windscreen. It was a ferrying job west to east. This morning wind was 20kts with a large cross wind component and early in the morning it was raining. I’m assuming the crash was most probably one of these aircraft. The strip is 1300m x 30m and just been refurbished. Not good and bit different to usual incidents / accidents. Hope crew are well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdun Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 ABC says a fatality. Do I post the 3 pics I have of the engine when it was at Caiguna yesterday? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Markdun said: ABC says a fatality. Do I post the 3 pics I have of the engine when it was at Caiguna yesterday? I would not, but offer to Police investigator and RAAUS tech if one of theirs. Up to you though. Edited December 16, 2022 by Blueadventures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 ATSB will apparently not investigate - here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Markdun said: Just heard that a ‘light plane crashed at Caiguna this morning. Markdun, On 23 June 2023, "today" will be 23 June 2023, not 16 Dec 2022. Use the date in subject headings so someone reading it in the future will not think the accident occurred that day. I have corrected the heading. (Moderator). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Carbon Canary said: Cessna 206. Pilot got out with minor head scratches. no other details at present If you're going to post precise details of an aircraft crash, I'd suggest you cross-check your sources, and be sure your information is accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdun Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Onetrack the source for the Cessna comment was according to some news outlets, the WA Police; ATSB then corrected this with the media. I think that’s excusable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Markdun - I appreciate the problems in trying to get to the truth behind aircraft crashes, when the sensation-seeking media is deeply involved, and only interested in the shock/horror angle that brings in revenue. However, I find it difficult to understand how the injury report went from "minor head scratches", to a fatality. This is reporting at its worst. This is someones husband, brother or son that has been killed, so rushing in with inaccurate information before official authority on the ground, or someone reliable like the ABC, produces the actual crash result, can be upsetting to any close relatives. This site receive prompt global exposure, and Google produces results from this site rapidly, so accurate crash information is pretty essential, I would've thought. The remoteness of the location means the official information is slow to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Carbon Canary said: ATSB will apparently not investigate - here we go again. We're not going anywhere again; ATSB does not investigate RA accidents, except in a very few exceptional circumstances. If you care to read the recent discussion, you'll see how the process works for the Self Administering Organisations like RAA> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackc Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Want your crash investigated? Change over from RAAus rego to VH rego and ATSB will have to do something 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, jackc said: Want your crash investigated? Change over from RAAus rego to VH rego and ATSB will have to do something 🙂 No they don’t. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailer Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 12 hours ago, Markdun said: ABC says a fatality. Do I post the 3 pics I have of the engine when it was at Caiguna yesterday? I would like to see the pictures. I would also think there is a benefit in the conversation that will accompany them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, trailer said: I would like to see the pictures. I would also think there is a benefit in the conversation that will accompany them. If you go to this link you will see the process. This fatality will be handled by Police for the Coroner. Any photos should be sent to local Police; there may even be an obligation to hand over evidence, which they are. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kununurra Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Markdun, are you talking about pictures that you have of the aircraft prior to the incident or after? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdun Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Prior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) From the initial description of the faults with the Jabiru LSA-55 it sounds like prior maintenance had been lacking. Delaminating wooden props has been an issue for many years but there are usually signs which should be picked up during inspections & if any of the sheathing is missing it should be grounded immediately. The imbalance will eventually shake the thing to bits under power. The LSA-55 was Jabirus first aircraft beginning production in 1991 originally with a KFM 60 HP engine. Edited December 16, 2022 by kgwilson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Flying in rain will do that too. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, kgwilson said: From the initial description of the faults with the Jabiru LSA-55 it sounds like prior maintenance had been lacking. Delaminating wooden props has been an issue for many years but there are usually signs which should be picked up during inspections & if any of the sheathing is missing it should be grounded immediately. The imbalance will eventually shake the thing to bits under power. The LSA-55 was Jabirus first aircraft beginning production in 1991 originally with a KFM 60 HP engine. Mine is the first production 55 . The kfm was swapped to rotax ul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) There is nothing much to see from the pictures, except I can make a sweeping general statement, without qualification, that it looks like the general condition was a bit rough, perhaps spent alot of its life stored outside. Edited December 17, 2022 by RFguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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