Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
28/2/2025	OCC4002	Wangaratta airport	VIC	Jabiru	SP500	Jabiru	3300A Gen 4	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot landed on grass adjacent to runway 27 at Wangaratta...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot landed on grass adjacent to runway 27 at Wangaratta. They thought they were on the runway however there is a drainage culvert which they did not see after landing. They were going approx 25kts and were about to apply brakes when the nose wheel went into the drain and damage occurred.
25/2/2025	OCC4006	Archerfield Aerodrome	QLD	Jabiru	J400	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: Aircraft took off whilst tractor was conducting lawn mowing o...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: Aircraft took off whilst tractor was conducting lawn mowing operations at Archerfield Aerodrome.
22/2/2025	OCC3998	Rosedale	QLD	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying above Rosedale area at 6500ft, when the ...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying above Rosedale area at 6500ft, when the engine began to run rough. The pilot revised their heading to nearest ALA - Baffle Creek. They made a PAN-PAN call to Brisbane Centre on 124.1. Approximately, 2 NM short of Baffle Creek the aircraft experienced complete engine failure. The pilot was not going to make it to the ALA and landed in a cow paddock to south with tall grass/trees. The aircraft suffered a hard landing with uneven ground causing the landing gear to collapse. The aircraft skidded sideways to a stop with the pilot collapsed landing gear. Sideways skid to a stop. The pilot impacted the door frame head resulting in a cut to the head.
16/2/2025	OCC3990	Canberra Aerodrome	ACT	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot entered Canberra airspace from the south via Tharwa...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot entered Canberra airspace from the south via Tharwa, late morning on a hot summer day. Because there was turbulence and a lot of strong thermals, the pilot was working hard to maintain correct heading and altitude within 100 feet, and that was taking up a lot of my attention. ATC instructed the pilot to join right base for runway 17, and the pilot read that back correctly. The pilot saw that the sight picture did not match their clearance. They recognised their mistake and started turning back towards the north. During the turn towards the north, ATC instructed them to head north. The pilot flew rest of the approach and landed on runway 17 as normal.
3/2/2025	OCC3973	10nm North of Northam Aerodrome	WA	Jabiru	J170-D	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was conducting a stall exercise when afterward...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was conducting a stall exercise when afterwards the engine started to run rough. The rough running of engine commenced following a stall exercise with nose high attitude, power idle and small nose drop and moderate power was used to recover. Normal power continued with nil mag drops and all instruments were indicating normal operations. Upon landing, the engine was runup to 2000RPM however the right magneto had a drop of 400RPM.
25/1/2025	OCC3965	Jindabyne Aerodrome	NSW	Jabiru	J120-C	Jabiru	2200	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: After two earlier flights in the day without incident, the in...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: After two earlier flights in the day without incident, the instructor was with a student conducting a pre-solo check flight in the YJIN circuit, off RWY 30, in a Jabiru. Weather conditions were good with a 5-10 kt headwind. After the first Touch and Go, they commenced the climb out upwind, flaps up at 300 feet. At 400 feet, the engine started to miss its rhythm and lose power. The instructor immediately took control and used the failing power to turn back to the runway. On completing the turn, the engine failed completely. The instructor determined that they had sufficient height to glide back to the runway, conducting a safe, flapless landing in the undershoot and bringing the aircraft to a halt on the runway.
21/1/2025	OCC3959	Freeling	SA	Jabiru	J170	CAMIT	3300	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying out of YGAW to YTFA. They were flying in...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying out of YGAW to YTFA. They were flying in R233A at 2200 ft and may have picked up thermal. Next, the pilot saw they were in R233B within 2 or 3 minutes. They were aware that R233B was active. They started to descend and had Adelaide Centre contact them on the radio. The pilot said they were on the way down and out.
31/12/2024	OCC3943	Ivanhoe	NSW	Jabiru	SP-T 6	Jabiru	3300 A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The aircraft developed a vibration. Post landing on a remote ...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The aircraft developed a vibration. Post landing on a remote airstrip North of Ivanhoe, NSW, the pilot inspected the engine and discovered that a crank case bolt had fractured with the end of the bolt and nut missing. Oil was coming out from the base of the cylinder.
28/12/2024	OCC3926	Gawler	SA	Jabiru	J170-C	Jabiru	2200 Gen 4	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: DEFECT: The right-hand wing tip had either struck a fixed obj...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: DEFECT: The right-hand wing tip had either struck a fixed object or been hit by another vehicle or aircraft. Scratches and damaged paint were visible on the right-hand wing tip. Additionally, the forward wing mount spar had become detached from the top skin of the wing, allowing the wing to flex by nearly 10 mm.
24/12/2024	OCC3925	Dunwich Airfield	QLD	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: During landing at YDUN, just on touchdown, the pilot experien...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: During landing at YDUN, just on touchdown, the pilot experienced a sudden crosswind gust, lifting the left wing. When the pilot corrected harshly with the rudder, the front gear collapsed. The pilot slipped to a standstill, dragging the nose of the plane in the dirt and also collecting a plastic marker in the process.
19/12/2024	OCC3923	Wedderburn Aerodrome	NSW	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: Whilst landing on Rwy 17 (L) close to the ground, a gust of w...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: Whilst landing on Rwy 17 (L) close to the ground, a gust of wind caught the aircraft and slewed the aircraft to the left. As the pilot corrected the aircraft, the aircraft struck the ground heavily on the front wheel causing it to balloon and skew to the right. As the pilot was close to the grass strip (17R), they chose to land and taxi out. The aircraft was taxied back to hangarage.
14/12/2024	OCC3917	Shellharbour Aerodrome	NSW	Jabiru	J160	Jabiru	22A	While turning downwind, the pilot of the VH aircraft noticed a Jabiru aircraft across the lake and i...
While turning downwind, the pilot of the VH aircraft noticed a Jabiru aircraft across the lake and inquired about its intentions, but received no reply. The Jabiru then cut in front of the VH aircraft, joining mid-downwind as the pilot was still early in the downwind leg. The pilot of the VH aircraft asked the Jabiru pilot why no radio call had been made and if the Jabiru pilot had noticed that the VH aircraft was already on downwind, especially after a previous "turning downwind" call. The Jabiru pilot replied that they must have forgotten to press the radio button, then proceeded to turn base without making another radio call. The pilot of the VH aircraft again asked about the base call, to which the Jabiru pilot admitted they had forgotten, prompting the pilot of the VH aircraft to express that this was unacceptable. The Jabiru pilot then apologized and stated he would go around.
11/12/2024	OCC3915	Gawler Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	J170-C	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was instructing a student. Upon flaring on lan...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was instructing a student. Upon flaring on landing, the rudder violently locked to the left. The instructor grabbed the controls and pulled the control column back and added a trickle of power to stop the aircraft from bouncing. The aircraft landed 45 degrees to runway 23 with no damage or bounce. The instructor kept kicking the right rudder pedal to get it free, the rudder pedals moved, and they taxied the aircraft to the maintenance hangar.
8/12/2024	OCC3905	Muchea/Greenside Aerodrome	WA	Jabiru	J170-C	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot left a flight note at base with incorrect SAR time....
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot left a flight note at base with incorrect SAR time. Time notified was 1 hour earlier that actual required SAR. Upon elapse of SAR, ground staff attempted to contact the pilot via mobile and VHF (CTAF frequency) unsuccessfully. The JRCC were notified and 15 minutes after notification to JRCC, the aircraft arrived back in CTAF. A subsequent call to JRCC was made to advise stand down. The aircraft landed without further incident.
7/12/2024	OCC3916	Byron Bay	NSW	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot flew from YHEC to YTYH with a sightseeing orbit at ...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot flew from YHEC to YTYH with a sightseeing orbit at the Byron Bay lighthouse. The pilot did a fly over at Byron Bay, 2 weeks before, when they called Ballina and was advised that there is no need to call Ballina if flying to Byron Bay. So the pilot did not make a call. When they finished the orbit over Byron Bay and wanted to proceed to Tyagara, they were advised by a parachute dropping plane that they were dropping at target and requested them to hold. The pilot held just south of Byron Bay until advised that it was safe to come into Tyagara from the West. The pilot of the parachute dropping plane also advised the other pilot that BNE Center had been calling them which they had missed as they were on the local frequency. The pilot called back BNE Center and were told they hadn't called them, but maybe Ballina had. By that time, the pilot was on base for landing at Tyagara and did not have time to call Balina. Once on the ground, the pilot forgot to call Ballina.