Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
15/6/2022	OCC2842	Maitland Aerodrome	NSW	TL Ultralight	TL3000 Sirius	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was backtracking down runway 27 when it was caug...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was backtracking down runway 27 when it was caught in a gust of wind in which altered the aircraft direction of travel. The pilot was unable to correct the deviation of travel in time before it left the side of runway 27 and to stop in soft grass beside the runway.
15/6/2022	OCC2843	Ballina	NSW	Tecnam	P2002 Sierra MKII	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The PIC thought there might have been smoke in cabin, howeve...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The PIC thought there might have been smoke in cabin, however the heater was activated and had not been in use before. The smell was coming from it.
13/6/2022	OCC2839	Melawondi	QLD	Jabiru	UL450	Jabiru	2200	The aircraft departed Gympie AFLD about 10 minutes before intending to track to Warwick to refuel be...
The aircraft departed Gympie AFLD about 10 minutes before intending to track to Warwick to refuel before continuing to home location in NSW. Just trimmed for cruise at 2500' to assess nav settings and level. The pilot noticed a slight drop in altitude and thought the throttle might be loose. It was not loose, no response. All Ts and Ps looked ok. Then the prop stopped. A restart was attempted but the starter did not budge. The stopped prop was indicating an engine seizure. The pilot contacted another aircraft on 121.5 passed on their information and situation. They indicated they had ADS-B out for further accuracy as they were too busy looking for set down field to take eyes off the airspeed indicator and terrain. Set best glide speed. The pilot saw an airstrip below, but surrounding trees and orientation looked more risky than surrounding paddocks. An adjacent paddock was clear and attainable but on finals the pilot noticed it appeared to full of livestock, so they turned for paddock beside nearby house noting fences across landing path. Committed below 200' AGL had to avoid fences. 1 notch of flaps on base turn at 100'. Full flap near last fence with enough energy for slight clearance over fence. The aircraft immediately drop onto mainwheels on the downhill slope. Soft ground pulled up the landing roll to less than 35 metres. Nosewheel settled and dug into the soft ground tipping the aircraft onto its nose. It almost balanced there and stopped, then fell onto its roof. The only minor injury to the pilot at that point was a bump on the head on the Perspex skylight above (now below). The pilot lowered themselves onto roof inverted as seat belt undone and opened undamaged door to egress.
13/6/2022	OCC2838	Caboolture	QLD	Skyreach	Cheetah XLS (Bushcat)	Rotax	912 ULS	42 Vortex Generators fell off the aircraft. The remainder were able to be removed with light finger ...
42 Vortex Generators fell off the aircraft. The remainder were able to be removed with light finger pressure.
12/6/2022	OCC2837	Proserpine Aerodrome	QLD	Atec	Zephyr	Rotax	912	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was alone in the cockpit with canopy catches closed...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was alone in the cockpit with canopy catches closed and secured, when they noticed flames coming out of the engine cover and then the cockpit filled with smoke. The fire had burned through the instrument dash panel and firewall. Fortunately, they were able to open the cockpit canopy and exit the aircraft with without injury or being burned. They went back into the burning aircraft to retrieve the fire extinguisher and just about had the fire extinguished when the small extinguisher ran dry. With the assistance they were able to push the burning aircraft back away from the grass that was on fire. Unfortunately, the fire slowly took over again and once the flames reached the fuel tanks, fiberglass body and Perspex canopy it was a raging inferno. The fire may have been caused by a fuel overflow on start-up which started a small grass fire under aircraft that quickly spread to the rest of the aircraft filling the cockpit with smoke and flames. No flight was intended, and the aircraft remained tied down. Start-up was only for an engine test, not for a flight. The pilot advised that over use of the auxiliary fuel pump at start up was most the likely cause. As the amateur built aircraft did not have a manufacturer provided Pilot Operating Handbook there was no specific guidance on over priming. Pilots are reminded that introducing excessive fuel into the carburation system in any aircraft highly increases the risk of engine fire and possible damage.
6/6/2022	OCC2834	Ballina	NSW	Just Aircraft	Superstol	Rotax	914	The aircraft experienced engine failure while en route from Casino to Tyagarah from an altitude of 6...
The aircraft experienced engine failure while en route from Casino to Tyagarah from an altitude of 6000ft, the pilot attempted to glide to Ballina Airport however winds were out of the west at 56 knots at 6000 and continued to be very strong during decent. When the pilot saw that they weren’t going to make it to the runway, they chose a paddock and landed. The was conservative because of the wind and landed longer than they had planned so needed to turn on the ground to avoid a fence end assembly thus ground looping and causing only small damage to wing tip and aileron. The pilot was in communication with Ballina Information and kept them informed through steps they took including the landing.
4/6/2022	OCC2830	Gawler Aerodrome	SA	Jabiru	J170D	Jabiru	2200B	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft had turned left off runway 31 at Gawler after la...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft had turned left off runway 31 at Gawler after landing. Grass left is used for glider aircraft landings. As the aircraft crossed the grass and taxied towards a taxiway, the nosewheel fell into a hole in the ground. The engine stopped immediately as the propellor made contact with the soft earth. The hole in the ground was grass covered and just slightly larger than the nosewheel and not evident to the view.
30/5/2022	OCC2823	Redcliffe Aerodrome	QLD	Czech Sport Aircraft	Piper Sport	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: There were three aircraft established in the circuit, conduct...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: There were three aircraft established in the circuit, conducting touch and goes on runway 25 at YRED. A VH-registered aircraft entered the active runway and was about to take off in the opposite direction of the circuit on runway 07. The pilot was contacted via radio by the pilot of an aircraft established downwind for 25. The pilot of the aircraft on the ground stated “the wind had changed and that the preferred runway was 07”. The pilot was then again advised by the pilot of a Helicopter that three aircraft were already operating and established in the circuit for runway 25, to which the pilot ignored and proceeded to take off on runway 07. The pilot commenced take-off on 07 with another aircraft on final for runway 25. As a result, the pilot had to make an evasive turn to the left to avoid the aircraft on final, who also commenced an orbit to avoid opposite direction traffic. As this matter involves the actions of a VH-registered aircraft the occurrence was forwarded to CASA for review in order to address safety concerns relating to the actions of the pilot involved. RAAus received confirmation that this occurrence will be reviewed by the CASA surveillance team.
28/5/2022	OCC2829	Sunshine Coast	QLD	Aeropro	2K Eurofox	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot clipped the corner of Sunshine Coast Airspace at A0...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot clipped the corner of Sunshine Coast Airspace at A025 when the lower limit was A015. They knew the airspace was there and briefed on it before departure. When airborne, they became distracted with the student and failed to descend. Subsequently, the instructor instituted a thorough review process with any students prior to navigation exercise to ensure CTA avoidance actions were clearly understood and briefed.
27/5/2022	OCC2822	Ballina Byron Gateway Aerodrome	NSW	Jodel	D8	Jabiru	2200 Solid Lifter	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A VH registered aircraft has reported that whilst they were c...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A VH registered aircraft has reported that whilst they were conducting operating circuits at YBNA a Jodel taxiied for the runway. Runway in use was runway 24. The Jodel's radio was unreadable. As the VH aircraft turned base they called turning base runway 24 for an inspection run. They noted the Jodel sitting at holding point A. As they turned final the Jodel now called entering runway 06. Ballina Information called Jodel to notify them the VH aircraft were using runway 24 and had just turned final. The Jodel then taxiied off the end of runway 06 onto the grass in the overshoot. Significant wheel tracks were observed as the VH aircraft completed the low pass and continued onto upwind. As the VH aircraft turned crosswind they noted the Jodel commence take-off roll on runway 06 - an unreadable radio transmission was heard. During the take-off roll the aircraft appeared to almost experience two runway excursions. As the VH aircraft turned downwind they made a radio call advising they were downwind runway 24 for another inspection pass. No call from Jodel received but aircraft noted now on late upwind and commencing turn onto downwind - head to head. Car 1 made call to notify aircraft of collision risk - traffic departed on opposite runway now departing head to head with circuit traffic. The VH aircraft widened out and passed port to port with departing aircraft at <1/3nm at approximately 200' separation. The pilot of the Jodel has been required to complete remedial training for operations at non-controlled airports, radio procedures and circuit procedures.
25/5/2022	OCC2833	Muchea/Greenside Airfield	WA	Jabiru	J170C	Jabiru	2200	The engine was flown the previous day with no issues. On doing the daily inspection the following d...
The engine was flown the previous day with no issues. On doing the daily inspection the following day, loss of compression was detected on one cylinder. The Low compression was identified from #1 cylinder and it was stripped down revealing the exhaust valve seat had separated from the cylinder head. The engine is running on PULP 98.
22/5/2022	OCC2815	Aldinga Aerodrome	SA	Evektor	Sportstar SL	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was parked on the apron. Following engine start,...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The aircraft was parked on the apron. Following engine start, the pilot started taxiing the aircraft forward and the propeller struck a yellow marker cone. The marker cone was unsighted from the pilots seat.
21/5/2022	OCC2818	Quinninup	WA	Airborne	Edge X	Rotax	503	Fatal Accident involving RAAus member. RAAus accident consultants assisted police in determining the...
Fatal Accident involving RAAus member. RAAus accident consultants assisted police in determining the causal factors that led to the accident.
20/5/2022	OCC2817	Gawler	SA	Jabiru	J170	Jabiru	Gen 4	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A Senior instructor had a student carry out a simulated engin...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: A Senior instructor had a student carry out a simulated engine failure after take-off into a suitable paddock, in so doing the aircraft breached Edinburgh airspace. The FTS has now fitted FLARMs to their aircraft, to review pilot flights and conduct retraining regarding airspace proximity as required.
20/5/2022	OCC2814	Bankstown Aerodrome	NSW	Aeroprakt	A22LS Foxbat	Rotax	912ULS	OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Partial engine failure during a circuit lesson on upwind of R...
OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: Partial engine failure during a circuit lesson on upwind of RWY 29L at 500ft. Whilst conducting circuits the RPM dropped from full power (5600rpm) to 2600rpm for 30 seconds, with the aircraft shaking. The PIC turned back, declared a mayday and landed in the opposite direction on RWY 11C. The oil Ts and Ps were in the green. Aircraft had full fuel with both tanks open. The Aircraft landed safely without incident and the plane was grounded.