ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309306
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| Date: | Friday 17 March 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | Lizero Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-XGR |
| MSN: | 3494 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (BWU/YSBK), NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southport Airport, QLD (SHQ/YSPT) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo crashed during landing at Bankstown Airport (BWU/YSBK), New South Wales.
During the landing, the aircraft sunk onto the runway and bounced along the runway for about 5 seconds, then rapidly entered a steep climbing turn to the left. Having reached a maximum height of about 40 ft, the bank angle exceeded 90° and the aircraft dropped onto the left wing and nose.
The pilot was taken to hospital in critical condition. As a result of injuries sustained from the collision with terrain, the pilot passed away in hospital.
Contributing factor
- In the early stages of a go-around from an unstable landing, the pilot was unable to counter the substantial torque effect associated with high engine power, low airspeed, and high pitch angle. As a result, when the aircraft came off the ground, it rolled into a climbing steep left turn up to a height of about 40 ft then dropped and impacted the ground on the left wing and nose.
Other factors that increased risk
- The first responders were initially unaware that the aircraft was equipped with a ballistic parachute (CAPS) and initiated the recovery of the pilot with the system still armed. By not securing the CAPS, the risk of inadvertent rocket activation and injury was increased.
- Cirrus Aircraft provided training, education, and placards to reduce the risk of inadvertent post‑accident actuation of the ballistic parachute (CAPS) rocket and associated injury. However, the training and education had limited reach, and the placards did not clearly communicate the danger or provide access to safety information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/light-plane-crash-bankstown-airport-pilot-trapped/530ed032-b2ca-4cfc-b85f-a352b0f2acbf
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/pilot-trapped-after-plane-crash-at-bankstown-airport/news-story/8ce467eef0d1fcae427f4319a3e3c038
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2023-011
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-xgr#2f8cfe3f
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/44828_1606911839.jpg (photo)
Media:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2023-011
DEVELOPING: A light plane has crashed and flipped at Bankstown Airport in south-west Sydney this afternoon.
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) March 17, 2023
Eight fire trucks are on the scene as crews work to free a pilot trapped in the wreckage. #9News
MORE: https://t.co/cEsjXzJep6 pic.twitter.com/9hMADz1FRe
#Breaking: Fire crews are working to free a pilot from the wreckage of a crashed light aircraft at Bankstown Airport | @10NewsFirstSyd pic.twitter.com/1egpfdpH56
— 10 News First Sydney (@10NewsFirstSyd) March 17, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2023 05:18 | Anon. | Updated |
| 07-Nov-2023 12:58 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2024 06:31 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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