ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2167
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| Date: | Sunday 17 February 2008 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Kapiti Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ETY |
| MSN: | 15285023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paraparaumu |
| Paraparaumu | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 17 February 2008, a mid-air collision between a Cessna 152 and a R22 helicopter over Paraparaumu resulted in the deaths of 2 student pilots and a flight examiner. Both aircraft were destroyed and several homes and commercial premises damaged, but no persons on the ground were injured.
The pilot of the aeroplane was following a standardised joining procedure for a sealed runway that took it into the path of the helicopter operating on a parallel grass runway. Had the conflict been recognised, the pilot of the aeroplane should have given way to the helicopter under general conflict-avoidance rules.
The investigation determined that the 3 pilots were concentrating on flying their aircraft and planned manoeuvres to the detriment of maintaining an effective lookout. Despite the pilots of both aircraft making appropriate radio calls that should have alerted the other and ensured adequate separation was maintained, as the 2 aircraft closed on each other, the pilots appeared to have made no attempt to continue their lookout until positively identifying the other aircraft and turning away.
The potential for a mid-air collision at Paraparaumu, with its parallel runways and multiple and diverse operations, had been well recognised, but little had been done to mitigate the risk. Why the regulator did not act on the recommendation of a 1996 risk assessment to introduce specific joining procedures could not be explained. Neither the aircraft operators based on the aerodrome, the aerodrome owner and operator nor the regulator had maintained a coordinated approach to identifying and managing safety issues and risks at the aerodrome.
Since the accident the aerodrome operator has held several user meetings, and conducted a risk review of aerodrome operations that has recommended a range of changes to aerodrome configuration, circuit procedures and requirements that should reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. The regulator has issued a general reminder to pilots of circuit procedures at uncontrolled aerodromes, and issued improved aeronautical charts containing circuit and runway information for Paraparaumu Aerodrome, including the adoption of specific joining procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins/taicAviation/skin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2008 09:57 | Fusko | Added |
| 20-Feb-2008 06:01 | anon | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2009 10:48 | harro | Updated |
| 18-May-2018 03:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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