Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
13/3/2024	OCC3600	Gawler Training Area	SA	Jabiru	J170-C	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst completing solo training in the Gawler training area, ...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst completing solo training in the Gawler training area, the student was distracted by another training aircraft and inadvertently entered restricted airspace. A debrief was conducted and a pre area solo brief will be standardised for all future training area solos, including reminders of CTA steps.
11/3/2024	OCC3616	Dirrabandi	QLD	Aeroprakt	A32 Vixxen	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was on a stable approach to Runway 09. The wind ...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was on a stable approach to Runway 09. The wind was 09/10 Temperature 33 degrees Celsius. Unbeknownst to the pilot, there was a dust devil crossing the runway. The aircraft was lifted by the dust devil, resulting in the nose wheel sustaining damage.
10/3/2024	OCC3598	Narrogin	WA	Jabiru	J170	Jabiru	2200	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The motor stopped revving after take-off. There was no power...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The motor stopped revving after take-off. There was no power at 300ft. The pilot landed the aircraft in paddock in front of the airstrip. This aircraft had been unflown and dormant for approximately 4 years in an open hangar structure. An RAAus Aircraft condition Report (ACR) was completed by a local approved Level 2 RAAus maintainer. The wing tanks, and associated fuel systems were inspected and pressure and flow tested also at this time with no issues noted. The aircraft was then flown to its' home location and operated for approximately 3 hours. A further post purchase inspection and maintenance was then carried out prior to the accident by an independent Level 2 and revealed significant non complaint airworthiness requirements from numerous service bulletins not being completed as well as a cracked propeller. The accident occurred approximately 3 weeks later and approximately 4 hours additional flight time. During the initial climb the pilot chose to turn off the auxiliary fuel pump where the loss of power subsequently occurred. The pilot conducted a forced landing where minor undercarriage damage was incurred without any injuries. Post accident investigation during repair found significant debris in the form of fuel residues in the carburetor bowl. Accident repair included replacement of damaged undercarriage legs and associated hardware and a new mechanical fuel pump was fitted as a precaution. The aircraft has operated without further incident since the repair works were completed and the fuel pump replaced.
7/3/2024	OCC3599	Hogan Island	VIC	ICP	Savannah VG	Rotax	912S	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Severe engine vibration resulting from a detached throttle op...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Severe engine vibration resulting from a detached throttle open spring causing a carburettor imbalance
2/3/2024	OCC3591	Walgett	NSW	I C P	Savanah S	Rotax	912ULS 2-01	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Radiator hose split. The pilot shut down the engine and lande...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Radiator hose split. The pilot shut down the engine and landed safely at nearby air strip.
2/3/2024	OCC3593	Bendigo	VIC	Tecnam	P2008	Rotax	912	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot returned to the airport from a local flight and rep...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot returned to the airport from a local flight and reported that the front windshield had cracked spontaneously, with no impact involved.
2/3/2024	OCC3608	Toowoomba	QLD	Jabiru	J230C	Jabiru 3300	Gen 4	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: RAAus was advised that during approach, the crew of an RPT ob...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: RAAus was advised that during approach, the crew of an RPT observed a Jabiru cross their path. The Jabiru pilot departed Clifton at approx. 0645 EST enroute for Toowoomba – Wellcamp – Pittsworth and return to Clifton. When approaching Cambooya they changed to Toowoomba Broadcast area frequency 127.65Mhz and broadcast intention to overfly Toowoomba. They overflew Toowoomba at 5300 feet approx. then tracked towards Wellcamp on descent to 4500 feet and made a radio call that they were tracking Toowoomba – Wellcamp for Pittsworth. When approaching Wellcamp the pilot heard an inbound call from an RPT aircraft inbound via “OMBAS”. The pilot communicated with the RPT pilot and following a response, the RPT pilot appeared confused about which aircraft was overhead Wellcamp and which aircraft was operating at Wellcamp. The Jabiru pilot then informed the RPT pilot that it was enroute to Pittsworth and that the other aircraft was actually doing circuits at Wellcamp. The Jabiru pilot then began to try to identify the location of “OMBAS” on their VTC. As confusion now existed as to the location of the RPT aircraft and The Jabiru radio conversation with the RPT pilot about who was going to Pittsworth, the Jabiru pilot thought that Pittsworth was the location where the RPT aircraft was going to be, so decided to avoid a head on conflict. They elected to turn to the north west and head towards Oakey to remain north of the runway centre line and the area to the South and South West of Wellcamp and therefore avoid crossing his inbound path and to avoid any conflict. They were very alert and looking for the RPT but at no time did they see it and assumed that they had missed it whilst trying to locate “OMBAS” on the map. At this stage the Jabiru was still slowly descending for their planned height of 3000 feet to track onwards to Pittsworth. When about 5 to 7 mile from Wellcamp and nearing the boundary of Oakey airspace they felt they were now well clear of any aircraft conflict and commenced a turn towards Pittsworth. The Jabiru plot heard no further transmissions from the RPT pilot after their initial two radio communication calls whilst the Jabiru was overhead Wellcamp at 4800 feet. The Jabiru continued their flight to Pittsworth – Felton and returned to Clifton.
26/2/2024	OCC3587	Gundagai	NSW	Aeros	ANT	Corsair	M25Y	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot took off in a single seat aircraft, with a 2 stroke...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot took off in a single seat aircraft, with a 2 stroke engine (1 spark plug) from Tumut, about 40 mins into flight when they were 2000ft above Gundagai, the engine cut out. Without incident, the pilot conducted an emergency landing at Gundagai Racecourse which they had pre-identified as their engine out landing option about 5 mins before. Upon inspection they noticed that the spark plug cap on the 2 stroke motor had popped off the actual spark plug. When they reattached on the ground the engine started but the connection was loose. The pilot had identified this loose connection in a 50 hour inspection about a month before but was not certain that the loose connection was abnormal. They also wondered whether the prop was unbalanced and was causing excessive vibration but again was not sure if that was abnormal. The pilot noticed a day later that they did not have the rubber boot fitted properly to the spark plug cap. This may have significantly reduced vibration of the joint between the cap and the spark plug. Also noticed was that the tip of the spark plug had been worn, almost certainly by the vibration.
25/2/2024	OCC3610	Shellharbour	NSW	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot had commenced a decent from 5500' just north of Fla...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot had commenced a decent from 5500' just north of Flagstaff point along the coast to get below the CTA step when they noticed an aircraft about 5nm and approx. 1000' below in their 12 o'clock. The aircraft was travelling in an erratic pattern, possibly doing aerobatics and was in their path as they were planning to turn westward to track to YWBN. Because of their focus on this aircraft and wanting to avoid a possible collision the pilot did not realise they had crossed into the 4500' CTA step. The pilot did hear SYD CTR advising them that they were in CTA and to commence an immediate descent, they responded to this call acknowledging CTR and starting a steep descent. About a minute later and well under the 4500' shelf the pilot noted that they had not switched to COM 1 (SYD CTR) and mistakenly broadcast their response on 127.3.
18/2/2024	OCC3582	Narrabri	NSW	Hughes Lightwing	GA55	Rotax	912A	Wind gust on take-off roll caused the aircraft to veer to the right and off the runway into council ...
Wind gust on take-off roll caused the aircraft to veer to the right and off the runway into council drain. RAAus interviewed the pilot and determined while the pilot had owned a similar aircraft, there were sufficient differences to result in the loss of control identified. The conditions at the aerodrome were hot and as a result of the density altitude differences, the aircraft did not perform as expected, potentially resulting in a stall on takeoff. The pilot will undertake additional training prior to acting as pilot in command.
17/2/2024	OCC3577	Echuca Aerodrome	VIC	Ekolot	KR-030 Topaz	Rotax	912 UL	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Performing engine failure after take-off dual training, the s...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Performing engine failure after take-off dual training, the simulated engine failure was conducted and the aircraft lost too much airspeed resulting in a hard landing causing landing gear failure. After successful EFATO demonstrations and practice with a student, on the event sequence, a hard landing ensued that resulted in damage to the aircraft. The cause was too much speed loss at a height above the ground that precluded a smooth touchdown. A claimed contributing factor was the cockpit layout of the Topaz in which a central control stick between both pilots is shared. As a consequence, the instructor's actions to correct a deteriorating situation was hampered by the fact that the student had their hand on the controls and being so close to the ground, could not get his hand onto the control fast enough to arrest the high rate of descent which resulted in a less than optimal contact with the runway.
16/2/2024	OCC3580	Murray Bridge Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	LSA 55/3J	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The lesson consisted of circuits with the student flying low ...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The lesson consisted of circuits with the student flying low passes along the runway without landing to practice directional control. The runway in use was 02 and the wind was <5kt with no crosswind component. The student was demonstrating greatly improved directional control of the aircraft as the lesson progressed. On the last landing to full stop the instructor told the student the instructor would fly the final approach and landing but asked them to follow on the flight controls to experience the feel of the transition from stabilised flight above the runway to landing. The approach was ideal and the main gear touched the runway at ~65kt 50 metres from the threshold. At this point the student suddenly pulled the stick back hard and the instructor was unable to counter this quickly enough with their right hand. The aircraft rose about a metre into the air again but with insufficient airspeed to maintain flight landed heavily on all gear, damaging the nosewheel oleo under the vertical force with consequential prop tip damage from runway contact. Braking action arrested the roll on the runway centreline at taxiway Bravo. RAAus interview with the instructor indicated there was no expectation of this input from the student and they have debriefed with the CFI about ensuring clear communications with students about who is in command during nominated phases of the training.
15/2/2024	OCC3677	Holbrook Aerodrome	NSW	Jabiru	J230	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Final approach lost elevator control and landed heavy on the ...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Final approach lost elevator control and landed heavy on the main gear and nose gear and bent nose leg no other damage.
12/2/2024	OCC3573	Stirling North/Flinders Field Aerodrome	SA	Tecnam	P92 2000 RG	Rotax	912ULS	During flight training in forced landings, the undercarriage was not deployed. The aircraft landed o...
During flight training in forced landings, the undercarriage was not deployed. The aircraft landed on gravel runway. The CFI advised the focus was on maneuvering for the simulated emergency and normally for simulations a go around is conducted at 500; AGL. As the location included a private strip, the exercise was continued to the ground and the pre-landing checks were overlooked. The CFI has implemented a requirement for pre-landing checks regardless of any simulation.
10/2/2024	OCC3570	Latrobe Regional Aerodrome	VIC	Tecnam	P92 Eaglet	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Wind shear on final for Runway 03 at YLTV. The landing was th...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Wind shear on final for Runway 03 at YLTV. The landing was the second attempt after an initial go around due wind. There was lots of lift and sink. The aircraft touched down initially before bouncing up to three times, before the nose gear failed and caused a prop strike. The aircraft came to a stop near the centre of the runway.