ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311
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| Date: | Monday 7 March 2005 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | Crane Air Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-FIN |
| MSN: | 310R0903 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 7 km WSW Tamworth, Aiport, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tamworth, NSW (TMW/YSTW) |
| Scone, NSW (NSO/YSCO) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At about 1326 Eastern Daylight-saving Time on 7 March 2005, the pilot of a Cessna Aircraft Company 310R, registered VH-FIN, took off from runway 30 Right at Tamworth Airport, for Scone, NSW. Approximately 1 minute after becoming airborne, the pilot reported flight control difficulties.
At about 1329, the aircraft impacted the ground in a cleared paddock about 7 km west-south-west of the airport. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed by the impact forces and post-impact fire.
Examination of the aircraft's mechanical flight control systems, autopilot and electric trim system did not reveal any evidence of pre-impact malfunction. Those results, however, were inconclusive due to the extensive impact and fire damage. A bent hand tool found in the wreckage was not implicated in the development of the accident. A periodic maintenance inspection carried out in the days before the flight resulted in the rudder trim tab being set at the full right position and possibly aileron and elevator trim tabs being set at non-neutral positions prior to the flight.
There were indications that the pilot was rushed and probably overlooked the rudder and aileron trim tab settings prior to takeoff. The aircraft flight path reported by witnesses was found to be consistent with the effect of abnormal rudder and/or aileron trim tab settings. The investigation found that aircraft operating checklists produced by aircraft operators did not always include the autopilot and electric trim procedures located in the supplements of aircraft operating handbooks/flight manuals.
At the time of the accident, the training and guidance generally provided to pilots did not emphasise the management of flight control difficulties including autopilot and electric trim related difficulties. Following the accident, the aircraft operator and the maintenance provider advised that they had reviewed and amended some procedures.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority advised that a Civil Aviation Advisory Publication titled Multi-engine Aeroplane Operations and Training will be issued by July 2007 and that three items have been forwarded to the Safety Promotion Branch for consideration/action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/aair/aair200501000.aspx
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?/news/australia/nsw/neweng/200503/s1317734.htm]
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/1361746/aair200501000_001.pdf
4. https://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Pilot-killed-in-Tamworth-air-crash/2005/03/07/1110160734789.html
5. http://www.atsb.gov.au/newsroom/2005/alert/2005_06.aspx [ATSB Press Release]
6. https://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Man-dies-in-light-plane-crash/2005/03/07/1110160734844.html?from=moreStories
7. http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/1108729/young-pilots-family-in-shock-after-crash/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1994 | VH-FIN | 0 | Griffith Airport (YGTH), Griffith, NSW | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2014 01:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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