Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
27/4/2023	OCC3245	Caboolture Airfield	QLD	Tecnam	P92 Echo S	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During circuit training on RWY11 afte...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During circuit training on RWY11 after a touch and go at approx. 200' suffered a bird strike. The instructor immediately took control of the aircraft from the student. There was a noticeable vibration from the engine possibly due to imbalance in prop. Immediately reduced power to idle and conducted an uneventful landing on remaining runway ahead. Shut down engine during ground roll and brought aircraft to a halt outside runway gable markers. Aircraft recovered back to hanger.
27/4/2023	OCC3243	Tamworth	NSW	Tecnam	P2004 Bravo	Rotax	912ULS	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Taking off with ab initio student, th...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Taking off with ab initio student, the aircraft became airborne mid runway and flaps being retracted. A minor vibration increased into a large vibration and produced an uncommanded power reduction.
27/4/2023	OCC3252	Madura	WA	Brumby	J544	Jabiru	J3300	STATUS: Complete. OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst taxiing along runway left wing cli...
STATUS: Complete. OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst taxiing along runway left wing clipped a short tree causing aircraft to veer off to the left of runway into rough scrub. OUTCOME: Member having aircraft assessed for repair, reminded to take care when taxiing to ensure adequate clearance, especially with low wing aircraft.
26/4/2023	OCC3242	Caboolture	QLD	ICP	Savannah Bingo	Rotax	912S	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Defect: Significant corrosion produci...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Defect: Significant corrosion producing powdery deposits from the aluminium chamber top (961250) sealing surface has been detected on an older 912ULS engine. The chamber sealing surface is in contact with the rubber diaphragm (861116). The aircraft has spent a lot of time in storage. In another recent case, on an actively used aircraft of only 5 years old, the onset of the same type of corrosion has been clearly identified in both carburettors during the 1st 5 yearly rubbers change.
22/4/2023	OCC3238	Approx 6 mile west of Swan Hill	VIC	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300A	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Approx. 6 miles west of Swan Hill, bo...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Approx. 6 miles west of Swan Hill, both the pilot and passenger noticed rough running of the engine. 3-4 miles west of the aerodrome, the engine failed and a successful forced landing into a field was conducted.
15/4/2023	OCC3233	Private airstrip, Mangrove Mountain	NSW	ICP	Savannah S	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Before coming in to land on a private...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Before coming in to land on a private airstrip the pilot had a briefing from the owner to confirm strip length and elevation and ideal speed on approach from SW over trees. The pilot crossed the trees with full flaps and continued descending to strip. At about 20-25ft AGL the PIC eased stick back aiming to level off at about 6-8 feet to 'float' for touchdown. At approx. 10ft there was a very sudden drop onto the strip giving a very hard landing. The aircraft slid for about 50-70 metres before coming to a stop stay on the strip, having turned 90 degrees to the right.
15/4/2023	OCC3235	near Bollon	QLD	Tecnam	P92 Echo Classic	Rotax	912	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot planned to land to the nort...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot planned to land to the north at the Shirlo Yards airstrip but saw there was a slight southerly and did a right hand Circuit to land back to the south. The pilot had been landing on this strip for the last few days and come in on short final. On turning onto final, overshot the RWY a bit out to the east of the strip and tried to pull it back on line. At this time with the slow speed and extra weight in aircraft the pilot believes they stalled the right wing. They were able to add some power and rudder to get the nose up before impact. On Impact the aircraft slide along the ground.
14/4/2023	OCC3230	Tyabb Airport	VIC	Aeroprakt	A22LS Foxbat	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Shortly after take-off, climb perform...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Shortly after take-off, climb performance was sluggish and engine started to run rough. Levelled-off, reduced rpm and landed without incident. Engine smoother below 4,000 rpm but still rough.
9/4/2023	OCC3228	10knm north of Clifton airfield	QLD	Jabiru	J230-C	Jabiru	3300	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A sudden change from a smooth running...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A sudden change from a smooth running engine to a rough running engine.
5/4/2023	OCC3229	Lyndoch Airfield	SA	Jabiru	J160D	Jabiru	2200	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Upon the third flight of the day at t...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Upon the third flight of the day at the airfield. After conducting a start up and engine run up checks as per the POH. The aircraft was taxied for the runway to conduct a training flight to the North. The aircraft did not have the expected performance for the given day. As such an aborted take-off was conducted by the Instructor and Student. The engine was shut down and heavy braking was applied however by this time there was insufficient distance to come to a complete stop. As such the aircraft ran into a fence after slowing from take-off speed to approx. 15knots. The aircraft came to an abrupt stop in the fence before flipping tail over nose. The Instructor and Student then completed turning all switches off while upside down before self-extracting from the aircraft to be driven to hospital.
4/4/2023	OCC3249	15nm South, southeast of Tamworth at 8500 feet	NSW	The Airplane Factory	Sling 2	Rotax	912IS	STATUS: Review complete OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was above cloud base a...
STATUS: Review complete OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was above cloud base at the time at 8500 and entered the control airspace heading towards Tamworth. As the aircraft entered the pilot was contacted by air traffic control. As the pilot was not able to descend due weather, he was granted clearance to transit controlled airspace without holding a controlled airspace endorsement. Outcome: Member educated on the requirements of conducting flights on top of cloud and referred to VFRG for further reading. Pilot was also reminded that he should not enter controlled airspace without holding a controlled airspace endorsement and without receiving prior permission from ATC.
31/3/2023	OCC3223	South Grafton Airfield	NSW	Jabiru	J170-D	Jabiru	2200B	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A mower/machine went out to do some w...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A mower/machine went out to do some weed spraying. A message was sent to the CFI at the time of the machine going out to the runway. The CFI texted in reply that the aircraft would be operating shortly. The piloted to aborted two landings because of the machine. The pilot assured the CFI that standard downwind radio calls were given.
30/3/2023	OCC3219	The Oaks	NSW	Jabiru	LSA 55/3J	Jabiru	2200j	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During a dual instructional flight th...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During a dual instructional flight the aircraft experienced an engine failure. They tried to turn back to the field when they realised they were too low and about to hit a tree, the instructor lowered the flaps to full to try and bump over the tree and at that point the aircraft tipped on its side and clipped a few trees then came to rest where it did amongst the large tree. The instructor and student were able to exit the aircraft.
28/3/2023	OCC3217	Stanthorpe	QLD	Flight Design	CTLS	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot of a CTLS was on final for ...
STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot of a CTLS was on final for runway 08 no calls were heard from any other aircraft, however the pilot saw that a second aircraft was taking off on 26 about 300 meters away so they diverted to the left to miss them then made another approach and landed successfully.
25/3/2023	OCC3211	Latrobe Valley	VIC	Tecnam	Eaglet	Rotax	912 ULS	STATUS: Review complete. OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During a normal landing with inst...
STATUS: Review complete. OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During a normal landing with instructor and student on board, the L main tyre deflated. The aircraft was taxied to a stop on the runway, then pushed outside the gable markers and made safe. OUTCOME: Flat tyre cause unknow. No damage to aircraft and no injuries to instructor or student.