ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249149
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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Hartwig Air |
| Registration: | VH-YXZ |
| MSN: | 172-80885 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 44 km S of Adelaide Int Airport, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) |
| Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 22 December 2019, the crew of a Cessna 172R aircraft, registered VH-YXZ and operated by Hartwig Air, was conducting aerial shark patrols. The aircraft departed Parafield, South Australia for the second flight of the day and flew along the coast to Goolwa Murray Mouth, returning along the same route.
About 2 hours into the flight, the crew started to experience symptoms typically associated with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, and subsequently observed a localised discolouration on the disposable CO chemical spot detector. The pilot notified air traffic control, who offered the pilot to land at Adelaide Airport. The pilot initially agreed, but as their symptoms resulted in confusion about the runways at Adelaide Airport, they subsequently decided to fly to Parafield, due to their familiarity with that airport.
The aircraft was landed safely and the three crew were taken to hospital for assessment. Blood tests confirmed all crew had mildly elevated carboxyhaemoglobin levels.
Contributing factors
It was likely that the flight crew were exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide in the aircraft cabin, which likely contributed to them experiencing mild incapacitating symptoms and effects.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/aair/ao-2020-026/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2022 09:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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