ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137502
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 2011 |
| Time: | 14:57 LT |
| Type: | PZL-Mielec M-18/T45 Turbine Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | St. George Air Farmers Pty. Ltd. |
| Registration: | VH-FOZ |
| MSN: | 1Z014-10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cubbie Station, 22 km SSW of Dirranbandi, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | near Dirranbandi, Queensland |
| near Dirranbandi, Queensland | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During crop dusting operations, the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader collided with terrain near Cubbie Station, 22 km SSW of Dirranbandi, QLD.
The ATSB found that, for reasons that could not be determined with certainty, the aircraft departed from controlled flight during a turn at low altitude and the pilot was unable to recover before impacting the ground.
The ATSB also identified a significant safety issue affecting the safety of future spraying operations in turbine Dromader aircraft: the potential for the aircraft's centre of gravity to vary significantly depending on the weight in the aircraft's chemical/spray tank and exceed the forward and aft limits during a flight. This safety issue was unlikely to have contributed to the accident as the aircraft was probably within the approved weight and balance limits at the time of the accident.
Moreover, although also not found to have contributed to the accident, there was an increased risk to the flight from the aircraft's operation, at times, in excess of its published airspeed and angle of bank limitations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-20/pilot-dies-in-outback-plane-crash/2802132
2. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/man-dies-in-plane-crash-near-cubbie-station/story-e6freoof-1226097972811
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-082.aspx
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1210942_/ (photo)
5. http://www.australianflying.com.au/news/dromader-crash-investigation-inconclusive
Images:
Photo: ATSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2011 23:12 | RobertMB | Added |
| 19-Jul-2011 23:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2011 23:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2011 13:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2012 00:28 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2014 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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