ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145333
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 2012 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-UWR |
| MSN: | 15079278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 55km NE of Bourke, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Warraweena Homestead, NSW |
| Warraweena Homestead, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On the morning of 29 April 2012, the owner-pilot of a Cessna 150 aircraft, registered VH-UWR was aerial stock mustering on a cattle station about 55 km north-east of Bourke, New South Wales. Some early patches of fog cleared such that the weather conditions were fine and calm.
After about 1.5 hours in the air, the pilot radioed stockmen on the ground to direct them to an area where cattle were not moving. The aircraft was observed circling over the area then in a steep descent followed by the sound of an impact. The aircraft was seriously damaged and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.
While manoeuvring at low level the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to aerodynamically stall, resulting in a high rate of descent and collision with terrain. There was insufficient information about pilot control inputs to establish the factors that precipitated the stall.
The pilot did not hold a valid medical certificate and had not completed a flight review for a number of years, increasing the risks of operating an aircraft, especially during aerial stock mustering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-059.aspx
2. http://www.merredinmercury.com.au/news/national/national/general/solo-pilot-dies-as-plane-crashes-mustering-cattle-near-bourke/2537749.aspx
3. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/bourke-grazier-exmayor-dies-in-plane-crash-20120429-1xtcz.html
4. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-24/report-into-fatal-plane-crash-at-bourke/4029840
5. NSW Police Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/notes/nsw-police-force/plane-crash-bourke/10150688832966394
6. http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/former-mayor-dies-in-mustering-crash/2538204.aspx
7. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120508X81441&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2012 03:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Apr-2012 08:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2013 03:46 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2014 00:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2016 12:48 | Kardz | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 21:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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