Occurrences

Date	Occurrence #	Location	State	Aircraft	Model	Engine	Model	Summary
30/1/2025	OCC3969	Merimbula Aerodrome	NSW	BRM Aero	Bristell LSA			OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Counter weights were added to the original elevator a...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Counter weights were added to the original elevator as a manufacturers mod to improve control in turbulent conditions. The original elevator structure design did not allow for the addition on balance weights to the elevator. The extra load combined with prop wash has cracked the spar web angle at both outboard positions.
29/1/2025	OCC3967	Gawler Aerodrome	SA	Aeroprakt	A22 Foxbat	Rotax	912ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: While climbing right crosswind on RWY 13 at Gawler (YGAW), th...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: While climbing right crosswind on RWY 13 at Gawler (YGAW), the pilot of an RAAus registered aircraft saw a VH registered aircraft crossing below them flying contra (LH) to downwind circuit. They called out in the blind to see who was flying a contra circuit, and the pilot of the VH registered aircraft advised they were turning final on 13, while they were in fact turning final onto 31. When the pilot of the RAAus registered aircraft advised them of their error, they called to say they were departing overhead the field, even though they would have only been around 500' AGL and heading into an incoming aircraft that was joining the circuit.
27/1/2025	OCC3966	Narromine Aerodrome	NSW	Tecnam	P96 Golf	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was conducting circuits at YNRM when on the 5th ta...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was conducting circuits at YNRM when on the 5th take-off, the engine lost partial power on upwind. The pilot reduced RPM/throttle and engine maintained power. The pilot maintained glide distance from the runway, completed the circuit and landed without issue. The aircraft was taxied to the hangar.
26/1/2025	OCC3974	Pt Ormond - St Kilda	VIC	TL Ultralight	TL 2000 Sting S4	Rotax	912ULS
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.
24/1/2025	OCC3963	Sunshine Coast Aerodrome	QLD	The Airplane Factory	Sling 2	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was on their last flight of the day. For thei...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The instructor was on their last flight of the day. For their final flight, they went with a student for circuits. The student completed the preflight inspection. Afterwards, they boarded the aircraft and began their flight. They taxied from the aeroclub via Taxiway Juliet, then Alpha, to holding point Alpha 1, where they conducted run-ups without issue. After receiving clearance from the tower, they entered runway 31 for take-off. As per their brief, the instructor took control to demonstrate a full standard circuit for the student. The instructor applied full power, and the aircraft began to accelerate normally. Upon reaching the appropriate rotation speed, the instructor lifted the nose off the ground, and the aircraft took off as expected. However, shortly after reaching 200 feet, the engine started running very rough and lost power, making it impossible to continue climbing. The instructor reduced power and tried adding it again, but the engine continued to perform poorly. The instructor switched the fuel pump off and on, in an attempt to correct the issue, but this had no effect. At this point, the student asked what the problem was, and they instructor explained that they were not sure but that the engine was malfunctioning and they would need to perform an emergency landing. The instructor immediately contacted the tower, explained the situation, and requested priority handling as they were not sure if the engine would provide enough power to complete the circuit and land on runway 31. The tower granted them full priority. The instructor managed to execute a low left-hand circuit, staying close to the runway and ready to land on either runway 13 or even on Taxiway F if necessary. As they approached the runway, they knew we would be able to make it to runway 31, so they cut the power and transitioned the aircraft into a glide for the close base turn. The instructor made a safe landing on runway 31 and was able to vacate the runway via Alpha 2. The instructor then taxied back to the aeroclub without further incident.
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.
17/1/2025	OCC3956	Bendigo Aerodrome	VIC	Sonex	Sonex	Jabiru	2200J	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: At 50 hourly engine maintenance service/inspection, e...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: At 50 hourly engine maintenance service/inspection, engine bay was found to have a Ryco Z15 plastic fuel filter, with only 2.8mm inlet and outlet. This area within engine bay should not have a meltable/flammable fuel filter, and one with this size of fuel flow restriction. Fuel filter was changed to a metal fuel filter with 8mm inlet and outlet, and correct fuel hoses to match.
15/1/2025	OCC3951	Swan Hill Aerodrome	VIC	Howard Hughes Engineering	LightWing GR-582	Jabiru	2200A	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying from Wentworth to Swan Hill. The pilot a...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was flying from Wentworth to Swan Hill. The pilot arrived over Swan Hill Aerodrome sometime in the late morning and joined the circuit intending to land on the gravel runway 22. As the aircraft touched down, the pilot felt an intense vibration and noise from the left-hand undercarriage. The pilot immediately applied full power and aborted their landing. The pilot broadcasted a Pan-Pan call on the CTAF frequency. After reaching a safe altitude, the pilot checked to see if all their controls were functional, all of which were working normally. The pilot could not see the undercarriage from their position but concluded that the left-hand undercarriage leg, the wheel or the tyre was damaged. The pilot then decided to complete an emergency landing on Runway 22 and broadcast their intentions on the CTAF Frequency. The pilot treated the landing as normal except that they endeavoured to keep the left wheel off the ground as long as possible by using the flight controls. As speed was lost, the left wheel eventually made contact with the ground. The aircraft slewed to the left. The pilot tried to control the aircraft but when it came off the gravel onto the grassed area, the nose impacted the grassed area shattering the propeller. Once the aircraft came to rest, the pilot turned off all the switches, removed the key and vacated the aircraft as quickly as possible.
12/1/2025	OCC3945	Fogg Dam	NT	Austflight ULA	Drifter SB-582	Rotax	582
11/1/2025	OCC3957	Heck Field	QLD	The Airplane Factory	Sling LSA (X333)	Rotax	912iS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Following a successful run up and departure on a trai...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Following a successful run up and departure on a training flight from YHEC, an EFIS alarm state indicated over temp on EGT 4 shortly followed by a flashing LAN 1 alarm. The instructor took over control and positioned the aircraft for a precautionary landing and did initial troubleshooting checks in circuit. The flight was terminated and the fault continued to present above 4000 rpm on run ups. The sortie was terminated and the aircraft MR endorsed with defect and L2 advised. A post incident inspection revealed EGT no.4 sensor was faulty and was replaced as well as EGT no. 2 sensor. The L2 advised this does occur regularly as the sensors burn out over time. The fault was cleared and aircraft returned to service.
10/1/2025	OCC3948	Bendigo Aerodrome	VIC	Aeroprakt	A22 Foxbat	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Whilst carrying out Annual inspection of Foxbat aircr...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: DEFECT: Whilst carrying out Annual inspection of Foxbat aircraft, the 4 EGT probe mountings were found to be loose and leaking exhaust badly into engine bay. 1/8 inch probes had been placed into 5/16 inch mount holes, with excess clearance and leakage. Engine was a Rotax 912ULS. In the same engine bay, mounted on firewall was a plastic case fuel filter.
9/1/2025	OCC3937	Wondecla Airstrip	QLD	Zenith Aircraft	STOL CH 701	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was conducting ground runs prior to first flight in...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The pilot was conducting ground runs prior to first flight in aircraft. After over 20 runs spread over a week, and at least 10 low height flights in ground effect, 3 higher flights were conducted with no incident. On the 3rd or 4th attempt, the landing was nose wheel down and very hard resulting in the propeller striking the ground. The engine never stalled but upon inspection, damage was noted to all 3 blades of the propeller.
7/1/2025	OCC3958	Sunshine Coast	QLD	The Airplane Factory	Sling 2	Rotax	912 ULS	OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The student pilot and instructor were inbound from Noosa Head...
OCCURRENCE SUBMITTED TO DETAILS RAAUS: The student pilot and instructor were inbound from Noosa Heads at 2000ft to YBSU. The student deviated from height, 2300ft, in 'assumed clearance' - height not given on inbound. Then they were asked to descend to 2000ft by ATC. The student initially kept this height but approximately 8nm from the field, descended to 1500ft for the circuit. The instructor during the course of the descent was trying to solve/investigate the alternator which had failed. The student reported this just prior to the inbound call to YBSU. The instructor had not noticed the gradual descent and when they did, they were near Coolum High Rise - where they would typically join the circuit left base for 13. On this day, it was 13 but meant to join downwind. They did join the circuit correctly however, the instructor did not notice the descent and informed their student to climb and not descend until within 5nm of the airport. They had outbound traffic, in the opposite direction, which during the inflight debrief they had mentioned to the student about as they had descended early. When they were both looking for traffic, they sighted another aircraft which was northbound and passed to the east of the aircraft and at appropriate distance.
4/1/2025	OCC3933	YCFS (Scotts Head, NSW, Ocean / Water)	NSW	TL-Ultralight	Sting S4	Rotax	912ULS