Occurrences

Date	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
28/2/2021	Southern end of north Stradbroke island Qld	QLD	EDRA Aeronautica	Super Petrel LS	Rotax	912ULS
25/2/2021	Rottnest Island	WA	Skyfox Aviation	CA22	Rotax	912UL	STATUS: Review completed During the roll out after landing the tail on the tail wheel aircraft wa...
STATUS: Review completed During the roll out after landing the tail on the tail wheel aircraft was lowered to the three point position. As the tail wheel made contact with runway a gust of wind pushed the aircraft to the right. The pilot was unable to correct the swing and departed the runway towards the soft sand. The left wheel stuck into the sand causing the left wing to dip and made contact with the ground.
23/2/2021	Bendigo	VIC	Tecnam	P92	Rotax	912 ULS
20/2/2021	Redcliffe Airport	QLD	TL Ultralight	Sting S4	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: A single point failure occurred in the nose...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: A single point failure occurred in the nose wheel leg assembly. At the top of the gear leg is a boss/bolt and nut welded to the gear leg. the boss bolt failed, this caused movement in the gear leg to the point the steering was unavailable. The student was unable to steer the aircraft and excited the runway into the grassed area at slow speed where they told other aircraft that they thought they had a brake failure and was unable to taxi. The ARO, an instructor and the CFI arrived shortly after to assist the student.
15/2/2021	Aldinga Airfield	SA	American Champion	7AC Champion	Continental	C85-12F	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Whilst conducting pre-test with student, af...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Whilst conducting pre-test with student, after successful UAW and practice forced landing they returned to the airfield for the circuit part of the pre-test. They started with a normal 3 point CCT with between 3-5kts of crosswind on runway 21 which the student managed with no issues. They moved onto wheeler landings. Upon touch down the aircraft bounced slightly, the Instructor told the student to bring the "stick forward" as done with wheelers (once on the ground) but the aircraft had already become airborne because of the bounce. The stick was then pushed forward and due to the timing of the instruction the nose of the aircraft was pushed down which subsequently resulted in a hard landing with a nose down attitude. They then completed with the landing and came to a stop. There was some unusual vibration from the engine. The motor was shut down immediately and it was noticed that the ends of the propeller had been damaged. The aircraft was towed back to the hangar.
15/2/2021	Narromine	NSW	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: While manoeuvring, the pilot of a glider ob...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: While manoeuvring, the pilot of a glider observed a Jabiru on a reciprocal track at the same level and both pilots took avoiding action. The two aircraft passed in close proximity. The Jabiru pilot reported making radio calls but not hearing any from the glider.
12/2/2021	Caboolture Airfield	QLD	Aeropro	Eurofox			STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The reporter was at the glider launch point...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The reporter was at the glider launch point at RWY 30 which was located about 100m south of the RWY 30 threshold. They had a radio tuned to the YCAB CTAF at the launch point. The reporter observed a Eurofox stop for run-ups at the undershoot entry point to RWY 30. In the immediate circuit at that time were a Tiger Moth on late final, followed by a Jabiru. As the Tiger Moth crossed the threshold, and Jabiru called “Final", the Eurofox then called “entering and lining up for immediate departure”. The Eurofox did not depart immediately but instead remained stationary for some time. Concerned about the developing situation, the reporter moved forward towards the taxiway to see if the Tiger Moth was still on the RWY stopping the Eurofox from departing but the Tiger Moth had already cleared the RWY. When the Jabiru was about 200m from touchdown and behind the Eurofox, the Eurofox commenced rolling without a further call. At about this time the Jabiru also gave a call of "late final"' The two aircraft appeared to be on a near collision course but this was averted when the Eurofox aborted take-off after about 100m and the Jabiru made a very long landing.
12/2/2021	Caboolture Airfield	QLD	Aeropro	2K Eurofox			STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The reporter was at the glider launch point...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The reporter was at the glider launch point at RWY 30 which was located about 100m south of the RWY 30 threshold. They had a radio tuned to the YCAB CTAF at the launch point. The reporter observed a Eurofox stop for run-ups at the undershoot entry point to RWY 30. In the immediate circuit at that time were a Tiger Moth on late final, followed by a Jabiru. As the Tiger Moth crossed the threshold, and Jabiru called “Final", the Eurofox then called “entering and lining up for immediate departure”. The Eurofox did not depart immediately but instead remained stationary for some time. Concerned about the developing situation, the reporter moved forward towards the taxiway to see if the Tiger Moth was still on the RWY stopping the Eurofox from departing but the Tiger Moth had already cleared the RWY. When the Jabiru was about 200m from touchdown and behind the Eurofox, the Eurofox commenced rolling without a further call. At about this time the Jabiru also gave a call of "late final"' The two aircraft appeared to be on a near collision course but this was averted when the Eurofox aborted take-off after about 100m and the Jabiru made a very long landing.
11/2/2021	Somersby airfield	NSW	Aero	At-3/r100	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The pilot completed the preflight and start...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: The pilot completed the preflight and started the engine and proceeded to taxi to backtrack runway 35, the aircraft and engine indications were normal. The engine ran normally at 4000rpm; Ignition check normal, 120 rpm drop Ign1 & Ign2; but roughly at 3000rpm and at idle (1600-1800rpm). The engine was shut down for investigation (ignition 1 & 2 OFF, master switch off). There was no indication of smoke or fire. Then light smoke appeared from forward part (NACA inlets) of engine cowl. The pilot exited aircraft to investigate. The smoke thickened & darkened from within engine cowl. (the pilot return to the cockpit, to pull the fuel shutoff lever to it cut-off). The smoke darkened and began to blister the cowl paint and flames appeared from the nose cowl. Fire services were called and the fire was extinguished.
9/2/2021	Wynyard Aerodrome	TAS	Alpi Aviation	Pioneer 300	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under Review During approach, the aircraft encountered sink and landed hard. The nose la...
STATUS: Under Review During approach, the aircraft encountered sink and landed hard. The nose landing gear separated from the airframe and the pilot conducted a go-around. During the subsequent landing, the nose of the plane struck the ground. There were no injuries and the aircraft is being assessed and repaired
1/2/2021	Gympie airport	QLD	Austflight ULA	Drifter A-582	Rotax	912 UL	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Upon carrying out a touch and go landing, t...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Upon carrying out a touch and go landing, the pilot conducting their BFR bounced approx. 4-5ft into the air whilst pulling back on the control stick. At this time the Instructor took command of the aircraft and applied full power to execute a go-around. However, at this point the aircraft was already in a stalled configuration and upon applying full power the aircraft yawed left due to the slipstream effect. As this occurred the left wing dropped and as the left wheel met the ground, the wheel strut broke instantly, the remaining strut dug into the grass runway and the aircraft pulled to the left. The instructor reduced power to idle to minimise the ground roll before the aircraft came to a complete stop. The engine was turned off immediately and both the instructor and pilot vacated the aircraft quickly in case of a possible fuel leak. Upon vacating the aircraft, they could see that apart from the broken wheel strut (which has been bent and repaired in the past) no other part of the aircraft had sustained damage.
31/1/2021	Orange Aerodrome	NSW	Jabiru	J160-C	Jabiru	2200	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Pilot had completed local air work and join...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Pilot had completed local air work and joined downwind for the airport's grass runway 04. After a normal approach and landing, while the aircraft was slowing, the pilot applied left rudder. This caused the aircraft to veer to the left. Brake was applied and corrective (right) rudder input used however the pilot was unable to prevent the aircraft from skidding into a fence post at the side of runway 04.
31/1/2021	Tooradin Airport	VIC	Flysynthesis	Texan	Rotax	912ULS	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: During landing the aircraft bounced slightl...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: During landing the aircraft bounced slightly on touch down and the student inadvertently pushed the stick forward causing the nose wheel to strike the ground hard and collapse. The aircraft then veered left onto a parallel grass runway.
30/1/2021	BoortAirfield	VIC	Savannah	VG	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Lack of full engine power on take-off resul...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: Lack of full engine power on take-off resulting in flip over
30/1/2021	The Oaks airfield	NSW	Foxbat	AP22LS			STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: As part of a routine 100 hourly air frame i...
STATUS: Under review EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMISSION: As part of a routine 100 hourly air frame inspection, the nose wheel pivot bolt was inspected IAW manufacturer’s "Nose wheel inspection recommendations" SB-A22LS-19, the pivot bolt was found to be freely rotating within the nose wheel strut but seized within the nose wheel Aluminium clevis. The decision was to remove the pivot bolt, fully clean the assembly, visually inspect the assembly, lubricate and reassemble as per recommendations. The removal of the pivot bolt proved to be problematic and required a cycling of heating and cooling coupled with copious of amounts of penetrating fluid and hand press before the pivot bolt started to move. During the extracting process the head of the pivot bolt began to rotate, however the threaded end of the bolt remained stationary, it was concluded the bolt as in a broken state most likely due the forces being applied the bolt to assist in removal. A visual inspection of the bolt showed what look like a fatigue failure which had not fully developed, with the total failure was most likely occurring during the removal process. Information including photos have been forwarded to the manufacturer for review and comment.