ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310392
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 2021 |
| Time: | 09:26 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-CBG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Parafield Aerodrome, Adelaide, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Ceduna Airport, SA (CED/YCDU) |
| Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On the evening of 13 May 2021, a Hartwig Air Beechcraft Baron 95-B55 aircraft, registered VH-CBG, departed Ceduna Airport, South Australia (SA), for a charter flight under the instrument flight rules (IFR) to Parafield Airport, SA, with the pilot and one passenger on-board. During the flight, the autopilot system did not function as the pilot expected. At 1851, the aircraft was cleared for a night visual approach and descended towards Parafield Airport. At the time, the pilot’s focus was on the autopilot, resulting in the pilot losing sight of the runway and inadvertently overflying the airport by about 5km towards an area of rising terrain at an altitude well below the minimum safe altitude. The pilot maintained this altitude and continued the approach while looking for the runway. Despite the night conditions, there was enough light for the airport tower controller to see the aircraft and the hill-line to the east, so its terrain clearance did not raise concerns. At 1855, the aircraft re-entered the Parafield control area and was cleared for a visual approach to the runway, landing shortly thereafter.
Sources:
ATSB AO-2021-021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2023 06:06 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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