Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
30/12/2021	OCC2671	Goolwa Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	J230 - C	Jabiru	3300A	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft took off, completed three circuits and departed...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft took off, completed three circuits and departed the circuit area for flight over Hindmarsh Island to Murray Mouth then returned overhead Clayton. The pilot joined mid downwind 01, completed downwind checks, landed long due to the rough surface of the runway but had fully landed and deployed brakes when they lost control and veered from the end of the runway. The aircraft collided with the rear of a hangar as well as a water tank and the door support of a second hangar. The pilot tried to avoid the collision by firstly applying power to power out of the situation but there was not enough lift available, so they applied brakes again and aimed as well as they could for the gap between a water tank and the door support of a hangar, such that the wings would take the brunt of the force. The aircraft continued on and came to rest in the rear wall of a hangar. The pilot switched of the Master switch but could not switch off fuel due to ruptured fuel tanks. The passenger and pilot were able to exit the aircraft via the right hand door and leave the hangar via a damaged wall panel. The pilot noted a wind change had been forecast (to become a tailwind on 01) and believes this had just occurred as they touched down. Subsequent discussion with the pilot revealed they realised they could have landed shorter, could have conducted an orbit to allow the wind change to establish and then repositioned for the other direction.
30/12/2021	OCC2670	Maitland Aerodrome	NSW	Czech Sport Aircraft	Piper Sport	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The nose wheel collapsed on an aborted take-off when the cano...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The nose wheel collapsed on an aborted take-off when the canopy opened due to not being re-latched after pilot distraction.
29/12/2021	OCC2667	Boonah Aerodrome	QLD	Tecnam	P96 Golf	Rotax	912ULS	Shortly after a normal touchdown the right undercarriage leg sheared off at the undercarriage bracke...
Shortly after a normal touchdown the right undercarriage leg sheared off at the undercarriage bracket.
27/12/2021	OCC2666	Ballina Byron Gateway Aerodrome	NSW	ICP	Savannah VG	Rotax	912-ULS3	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: When the aircraft was ready to depart YBNA the pilot gave a ...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: When the aircraft was ready to depart YBNA the pilot gave a taxi call to BN CTR and was advised to hold as an RPT was inbound. The pilot held till aircraft had landed and cleared runway and then gave back tracking and rolling call. As the aircraft reached about 700 feet and tracking for the beach the pilot had a call from BN CTR requesting their track and altitude. The pilot advised that they were tracking north along the beach not above 1000ft. BN CTR then called again with the same request. The pilot repeated the advice but BN CTR said it was unreadable. The pilot continued on their track north along the beach and the received a call from BN CTR saying they had aircraft tracking to YBNA and requested them to land ASAP as they did not know their location. The pilot looked for landing site and saw they were abeam YTGH so immediately landed there. When on the ground they looked up a phone number for BN CTR and called them. After explaining why they were calling they were redirected to another number and was told someone would call back. Some 5mins later a call came from operations and the pilot explained what had happened and where they were. The pilot was advised not to proceed with the flight until they had their radio problem fixed. A technician was working at YTGH and they were able to check the radio equipment. It turned out that the microphone on the headset had a worn wire which was intermittently working. The pilot checked out another headset which was working and so was able to proceed with the flight which was completed uneventfully.
22/12/2021	OCC2662	Muchea/Greenside	WA	Jabiru	J170C	Jabiru	2200	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Following a 1.2 hour local flight while on base to land the p...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Following a 1.2 hour local flight while on base to land the pilot noted a slight vibration and checked engine gauges which were all in the green and normal. On final, wildlife was spotted on the runway and a go-around was conducted. No vibration was noticed at full power. On the upwind leg at approx. 600' AGL a loud bang occurred and the pilot reduced power to idle immediately and conducted a successful landing straight ahead into a paddock. It was determined that the propeller blade and hub departed the aircraft, most likely due to a propeller blade failure. The wooden propeller had recently undergone repairs and had been overhauled several times previously.
21/12/2021	OCC2663	Truro Flats Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	J230	Jabiru	3300	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During flight the oil access panel on the cowling dislodged....
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During flight the oil access panel on the cowling dislodged. The magnet was not holding the cap down properly and the cap was flapping up and down. When the pilot commenced a shallow descent it dislodged.
20/12/2021	OCC2652	Beulah	VIC	BRM Aero	Bristell S-LSA	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The flight was a demo flight for a prospective buyer of the a...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The flight was a demo flight for a prospective buyer of the aircraft, at his small farm airstrip just south of Hopetoun Victoria. The departure from the private strip was made with westerly winds of around 15kts, which were straight down the strip. It was a straightforward flight, to familiarise the prospective buyer with the aircraft controls and equipment. The flight was underway for approximately 30 minutes and the aircraft was set up for a straight in approach for the westerly heading runway, with the same 15 knot headwind for landing. The day was considerably turbulent with thermal activity coupled with the 15 knot winds. The aircraft was slowed to 70 knots and 2 stages of flap were applied approximately 1 nautical mile from the runway. A stable approach was flown considering the turbulent conditions which were affecting the control of the aircraft. Neither pilot can recollect exactly what occurred but at approximately 15-25 feet AGL and 60 knots indicated airpseed the aircraft encountered some turbulent air. The pilot attempted to control the aircraft, but may have overcorrected and applied forward pressure resulting in the aircraft pitching nose down. At the available altitude the aircraft was not recoverable and subsequently hit the ground, collapsing the front nose gear, snapping the propeller and sliding 30-40 metres along the grass runway. Neither pilot was injured. The pilots acknowledged the familiarisation flight for the purchaser should have been conducted with an instructor aboard, as this was a new type for the purchaser and the pilot did not hold much experience in this specific aircaft.
20/12/2021	OCC2653	Serpentine Aerodrome	WA	Howard Hughes Engineering	LightWing GR-532	Rotax	582 UL MOD.17 (BLUE HEAD)	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was conducting their sixth instructional flight for...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was conducting their sixth instructional flight for a tail wheel endorsement, a briefing had been held to discuss areas needing improvement. The pilot lined up on the runway and as power was rolled in, the pilot hesitated in raising the tail. As the tail was coming up and airspeed building, the instructor could see the aircraft was yawing left of centre line. The instructor called for right rudder input, and believed the take-off from this point could have been corrected. The pilot pulled the aircraft into the air and applied full right rudder at an airspeed below normal rotation. The aircraft simultaneously yawed right and the right wing stalled. At this point the aircraft attitude was about 45 degrees right of runway centre line but was tracking down the runway. The instructor took control of the aircraft and simultaneously applied full power, lowered the nose and applied left rudder. This arrested the wing drop but being only about 2 meters in the air and descending, the right wheel contacted the ground and dragged like a brake, spinning the aircraft 180 degrees and slide sideways to the left collapsing the left undercarriage leg and bending the left wing.
18/12/2021	OCC2650	Goulburn airport	NSW	Flight Design	CTLS	Rotax	912 ULS 2	The Slave cylinder mounted on top of engine gearbox had a catastrophic failure resulting in the shaf...
The Slave cylinder mounted on top of engine gearbox had a catastrophic failure resulting in the shaft of the cylinder separating from the piston internally. The propeller could be adjusted to full coarse pitch but due to the cylinder failure could not be manually returned to fine. The propeller still failed to fine. The defect was found during maintenance with no flight taking place subsequent to its discovery.
18/12/2021	OCC2668	Caboolture	QLD	Rainbow Skyreach	Cheetah XLS (Bushcat)	Rotax	912 ULS	During taxi, the aircraft as unable to turn left with full left rudder applied. Found was RH pedal o...
During taxi, the aircraft as unable to turn left with full left rudder applied. Found was RH pedal on LH seat binding on the control arm to the stop. They found the rudder significantly off to the RH side when the pedals centralized. Deflections to the right in excess of the movement noted in the AMM allowing the elevator and rudder to come in contact with each other. This movement MAY, in the right conditions, prevent elevator authority due to binding of the elevator on the rudder trim tab assy. Also found the rudder cable tensions too low with only 0.020" lockwire used on turnbuckles (one of which is not of aviation grade). Adjusted rudder control stops to meet AMM requirements of 155 degrees both left and right. Cable tensions set to AMM requirements. Independent inspection carried out and the aircraft was returned to service.
16/12/2021	OCC2669	Caboolture	QLD	Tecnam	P92 Echo S	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst in flight the Generator light illuminated. Voltage no...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst in flight the Generator light illuminated. Voltage note to be 12v. The aircraft returned to base with no further incident. Investigation found the regulator fusible link broken and was replaced with a new one.
16/12/2021	OCC2647	Murray Bridge Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	J230-D	Jabiru	3300	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A Jabiru was joining the circuit midfield crosswind 19 with a...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A Jabiru was joining the circuit midfield crosswind 19 with a CASA aircraft taking off on early upwind. There was an aircraft that was inbound descending behind the Jabiru to also join midfield crosswind 19. The Jabiru pilot called “joining midfield crosswind 19” shortly thereafter they turned downwind 19 and due to the traffic behind put an extra call out saying “turning mid downwind 19”. Almost immediately after their call the aircraft behind called they were joining midfield crosswind and have the aircraft early downwind sighted in the Jabiru at 1 o’clock and aircraft on downwind sighted. At this time, the Jabiru was about to turn base when the second joining aircraft called “turning base 19 for a full stop”. The Jabiru pilot called they were turning base 19 and asked if the second aircraft had them sighted, their reply was yes and they had turned inside of them. Because they had cut inside, they were very high on base and final, when they landed with a slight tailwind component, they used up all the runway and backtracked on the grass inside the cones. The Jabiru pilot called they were on mid final mid final for a full stop but the landed aircraft continued to backtrack on the runway. The Jabiru had no option but to go around and the CASA aircraft that was following them had also called they were on mid final and the CASA aircraft had to go around also. The pilot of the aircraft was not sure that they have cut inside the other aircraft, but was educated about Part 91.D requirements for sequencing and remaining behind aircraft already established in the circuit.
15/12/2021	OCC2639	Cambrai	SA	Jabiru	J 170C	Jabiru	Gen 3	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The RAAus aircraft was tracking for Cambrai at 3,500ft when t...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The RAAus aircraft was tracking for Cambrai at 3,500ft when the pilot saw an approaching light aircraft on a converging heading but approx. 100ft or a little less beneath. The aircraft passed directly under the RAAus aircraft. They were unable to get the registration but it was a high wing light aircraft blue and white livery. The pilot took evasive action by climbing approx. 50ft before other aircraft passed. No radio calls were heard and it was not showing on OzRunways. Pilots are reminded of the importance of maintaining active scanning techniques when flying at all times.
14/12/2021	OCC2649	Bendigo Aerodrome	VIC	Payne	Kopykat (Knightwister)	Lycoming	10320E2A	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During the landing roll it became apparent that the left han...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: During the landing roll it became apparent that the left hand tyre was flat. Initially the swing to the left was controlled with rudder, however as the speed reduced the plane gradually veered to the left and as it reached the edge of the runway an uncontrollable ground loop to the left was encountered. The aircraft rotated through 270 degrees, and from initially heading north, finished up heading east about a meter from the edge of the runway having travelled little more than its own length from the commencement of the ground loop.
14/12/2021	OCC2636	Shellharbour Aerodrome	NSW	Pipistrel	Alpha Trainer	Rotax	912UL2	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst conducting circuits following a local flight, on the l...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Whilst conducting circuits following a local flight, on the last landing the pilot got into a Pilot Induced Oscillation (PIO) resulting in a prop strike and damaged nose wheel. The Senior Instructor will conduct a review of the correct techniques to manage ballooned and PIO situations.