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Light plane crash lands in field 7NEWS.COM.AU Paramedics rushed to the scene and assessed one person.

Midair collision involving Jabiru J430, VH-EDJ, and Piper PA-25-235, VH-SPA, Caboolture Airfield, Queensland, on 28 July 2023 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU

Can't take a joke?

Yes, in a way. But we're really only stating the bleedin' obvious ... (Or, as our danny_galaga offered on the subject ... ;- )

That's the point. It's prevented from happening by nature knowing it takes all kinds to make a world.

And if everyone in the tribe is the same, the tribe ends.

I wouldn't have thought so. Nature knows it takes all kinds to make a world.

These panning shots from the hill (posted on YouTube) show the scale of the event.

Yes, but let's not forget the true sports people (the non-egomaniacs) who do the difficult for the personal challenge of it. We don't have to be grumpy about them all.

Yep, they really do put the 'sport' into Sport Flying. Meaning they've likely thought through all those risks and many more besides, beyond our ken.

It's even a team sport ;- )

The ATSB report (below) of an Airprox near Port Augusta a few years back makes for sobering reading on this topic, especially given the REPCON (confidential report) about "Frequency Congestion" in that area sent to CASA less than a year prior. Near collision, BAE Systems Avro RJ100 and Ayres S2R, Port Augusta, South Australia, on 26 May 2021 | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU Frequency congestion | ATSB WWW.ATSB.GOV.AU

Too right, Stude, the Scone one might be this fella: SIAI MARCHETTI SM1019 | Pay's Air Service PAYSAIRSERVICE.COM.AU SIAI MARCHETTI SM1019 SIAI Marchetti SM1019 SM1019 Pays Air Services imported 8 SIAI Marchetti aircraft into Australia in the early 2000’s with most finding new homes in Australia. VH-PAI was shipped...

It's not like you to be so dismissive of Human Factors. I am not, at all, and remain wary of the human I'm responsible for up there. (Some would say for good reason ;- ) Heck, once, not so long ago, I started going for flaps down when I wanted flaps up. So I'm a bit interested. Anyway, the article above is, I'd say, a fair summary of the official AAIB Bulletin, which is linked here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681b144c386c17c856f17359/Boeing_777-236_G-VIIT_05-25.pdf And, for anyone who thinks it might be relevant to them, a few key excerpts: "At the time of the incident, the co-pilot had 6,156 hours total flying time, with 2,700 hours on type, and 44 hours in the last 28 days" "The report ... discusses the industry-wide challenge of preventing action slips." "An action slip occurs when an action is not performed as intended, arising in routine or highly learned motor action sequences . The operator ... found that absence of cognitive thought and speed of execution commonly featured during action slips, such as flap and landing gear mis-selections." "The operator described taking a cautious approach to publicising specific incidents to its crew, given industry experience suggests the act of discussing mis-selections might actually prime crew towards, rather than against, making them. It has included ‘mis-selections’ in a new ‘Safety topic’ section of its pre-flight briefing material for crew, and promoted the human factors topic of ‘Focus’ in its recurrent simulator training package."

Yep, basic stuff. But it 'ain't just the careless and incompetent that get it wrong, Ralph. "During the high-speed takeoff roll, the co-pilot mistakenly pulled back the left-hand thrust lever instead of the control column. This caused a sudden reduction in engine thrust at over 190 mph, triggering an emergency stop on the runway." AirlineRatings.com 20/5/25 British Airways Pilot Error Sparked Gatwick Runway Fire WWW.AIRLINERATINGS.COM A fire on a British Airways plane that shut down Gatwick Airport’s main runway was caused by a critical pilot error, an investigation has revealed.

Yes ... and it was just a couple of months ago that Juan posted this one: Another Door Distraction Disaster 9 Mar Lancaster PA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6xr2P4YOLE&t=325s

Yeah, that's the whole point Juan Browne is making in the video. It's ALL been covered. Again and again. In fact he quotes from Raytheon's 1990 Mandatory Service Bulletin wherein the company begs pilots NOT to try to fix an open door in flight; to just FLY THE PLANE to a safe landing. He goes out of his way to include shots of a Baron door latch mechanism and to interview a seasoned Beechcraft instructor who says he likes to startle trainees by opening the door in-flight, on purpose, so they're more likely to stay cool if it ever happens to them. That's a bit new. And this latest pointless fatal that Blancolirio analyses happened but a few days ago. Thus his frustration. Covered but not assimilated. The point is, the same - or something similar - can easily happen to any of us who fly. Who can forget the 1972 crash of the Eastern Airlines L-1011 Tristar in Florida killing over 100? Due entirely to the crew's distraction by a single blown bulb in the gear indicator. Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

This video is largely about the ICP tour, which the author finally gets to after checking on his friend whose 912 quit (conveniently over a valley airstrip). The previous video, mainly about the forced landing (posted here before) is below.

(Such as ...? ;- )

This is a fascinating (hour long) video made with an airline captain's eye for aeronautical detail.

An interesting article on the engine-out glide by Thomas Turner: Theory and practice: getting the glide right WWW.FLIGHTSAFETYAUSTRALIA.COM Gliding a powered aircraft is a rare and high-stakes exercise. If you have to get down safely without engine power, knowledge and experience will be your only friends Many articles cover in-flight engine failure –...