ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205466
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1989 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-CTT |
| MSN: | 34-7250261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 7km N of Oberon, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YSBK |
| Narrandera, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While at 8000 feet above cloud, the left engine reduced to about idle power, with the fuel flow decreasing to about five gallons per hour. The pilot carried out a trouble check but could not rectify the problem. He was unable to maintain altitude and attempted to feather the left propeller, but was unable to move the pitch lever to the feather position. Because the pilot was below lowest safe altitude and having difficulty controlling the aircraft in cloud and turbulence, he decided to make a forced landing as soon as he could see the ground. The aircraft was descended through a hole in the cloud to below the cloud base at 300 - 400 feet above ground level. The pilot selected a small cleared area for landing. On final approach, he was able to feather the left propeller and also shut down the right engine. During the landing roll, the aircraft's left landing gear struck a large rock and was torn off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902558/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33900/aair198902558.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 2003 | VH-CTT | Proflite Australia | 2 | Bankstown, Sydney, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Feb-2018 08:23 | Pineapple | Added |
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