ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283532
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Date: | Monday 19 September 2022 |
Time: | c. 12:20 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-502B |
Owner/operator: | Smart Air Services Pty Ltd |
Registration: | VH-KDR |
MSN: | 502B-0361 |
Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | W of Canaga, QLD -
Australia
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Walugra Airstrip, QLD |
Destination airport: | Walugra Airstrip, QLD |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of an Air Tractor AT-502B aircraft was completing aerial spray operations near Chinchilla, Queensland when it crashed, fatally injuring the pilot.
While the pilot was conducting a spray run parallel to the paddock fence line at about 8 ft above the ground, a large bird (Australian bustard) struck the right Perspex windshield. During the impact, the right windshield was shattered, with the bird carcass found inside the aircraft.
The site examination showed that, after the birdstrike, the aircraft continued flying for a further 310 m, or about 5 seconds before it collided with terrain.
Contributing factor
- During aerial spraying operations at low-level, a large bird (Australian bustard) struck the right windshield of the aircraft and entered the cockpit. This likely affected the pilot’s ability to control the aircraft, resulting in a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Report number: | AO-2022-043 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/7908955/pilot-dies-in-qld-crop-dusting-plane-crash/?cs=9444 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-19/qld-pilot-dead-in-plane-crash-near-chinchilla/101453920 https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/KDR https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/18625_1191478215.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N6074A
Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Sep-2022 08:04 |
gerard57 |
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19-Sep-2022 08:41 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
19-Sep-2022 08:43 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
19-Sep-2022 10:46 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
19-Sep-2022 11:46 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
28-Jun-2023 06:29 |
harro |
Updated [[Time, Operator, Narrative]] |
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