ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195063
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 2017 |
| Time: | 12:55 |
| Type: |  Gippsland GA-8 Airvan |
| Owner/operator: | GSL Group Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AJZ |
| MSN: | GA8-05-096 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gibb River Airport, WA (GBV/YGIB) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Derby Airport, WA (DRB/YDBY) |
| Gibb River Airport, WA (GBV/YGIB) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8, registered VH-AJZ, was being used to conduct incendiary bombing aerial work operations in the Prince Regent River area of northern Western Australia. On board were a pilot, a navigator seated in the co-pilot seat and a bombardier in the rear of the aircraft cabin.
At about 12:55 Western Standard Time, the aircraft landed on runway 07 at Gibb River. During the landing roll, the engine failed. While attempting a restart of the engine, the aircraft caught on fire. The pilot immediately shut down the engine and switched off the aircraft electrical system.
The crew members exited the aircraft and unsuccessfully attempted to fight the fire. The crew members were not injured. As a result of the fire, the aircraft was destroyed.
Findings
• The cause of the engine failure and fire could not be determined.
• After the fire was identified, two steps in the emergency procedure were omitted. This included not closing the fuel shutoff valve, which likely resulted in the fire not being extinguished and subsequently intensifying.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-048/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 2011 | VH-AJZ | Slingair | 0 | Birdsville Track, Etadunna, SA | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2017 07:16 | Pineapple | Added |
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