ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64310
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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1995 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Leafair P/L |
| Registration: | VH-IDB |
| MSN: | 883 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8km E of Yea, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | 8km E of Yea, VIC |
| 8km E of Yea, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the flight departed from an agricultural strip located in a valley surrounded by hills. The aircraft carried a full load of superphosphate to be spread on a property approximately one mile from the strip. The pilot had previously surveyed the property and the flight path. He had selected a route that took him up through a valley between hills and then over a low ridge to the property. After take off the pilot set climb power and selected climb flap in order to follow his predetermined route to the property. The pilot advised that as the aircraft flew towards the low ridge it appeared to be descending rather than climbing. He elected to carryout a partial dump and to apply extra flap to clear a clump of trees. The speed deteriorated to 60 knots from the initial climb speed of 70 knots. The pilot did not increase power. Some 300 metres later another partial dump was carried out to clear another tree. As that tree was cleared the pilot again initiated a partial dump and turned to the right in an endeavour to escape from a rapidly deteriorating situation. Immediately the turn was initiated the right wing dropped and the aircraft stalled, impacting the ground onto the right wing and cartwheeled to a stop some 50 metres from the initial impact. The company chief pilot examined the accident site and advised that the flight path through the valley was in a classic false horizon situation whereby the surrounding hills caused the pilot to consider that the flight path was over flat terrain whilst in reality the terrain was rising approximately 5 degrees up to the ridge. The chief pilot also advised that the aircraft would not have been able to outclimb the terrain at high gross weight with only cruise power set. Examination of the wreckage did not disclose any pre-impact factors that may have contributed to the accident. Weather and pilot workload were not considered to be factors in this accident. The pilot had flown approximately 1200 hours on agricultural operations and 244 hours on the type. His loss of situational awareness could be due in part to his relatively low experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/id450.htm
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-IDB.html
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1995/aair/199500742/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4932702/199500742.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Oct-2010 17:44 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2010 18:01 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 13:29 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2012 11:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2014 19:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2018 14:01 | Pineapple | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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