ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211930
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 2018 |
| Time: | 17:13 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Melbourne |
| Registration: | VH-EWE |
| MSN: | 172S10361 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mordialloc, near Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) |
| Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At about 1710 on 8 June 2018, the pilot of a Cessna Aircraft Company 172S, registered VH-EWE, was returning to Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, following a one-hour private flight. While on final approach, and shortly after receiving clearance to land, the pilot transmitted ‘we’ve got engine failure’. Shortly after, witnesses observed the aircraft’s left wing and nose drop, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. The aircraft collided with terrain in a residential street about 680 m from the airport. The pilot was fatally injured and a post-impact fuel-fed fire destroyed the aircraft.
There was minor damage to one residence and a vehicle, there were no injuries to persons on the ground.
From the evidence available, the following findings are made with respect to the loss of control and collision with terrain involving a Cessna Aircraft Company 172S, registered VH-EWE that occurred near Moorabbin Airport, Victoria on 8 June 2018. These findings should not be read as apportioning blame or liability to any particular organization or individual.
Contributing factors:
(1) During final approach, for reasons that could not be determined, VH-EWE experienced an engine power loss, at a position that afforded limited clear landing area options.
(2) Following the engine power loss, control of the aircraft was lost at a height insufficient for recovery prior to collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2088048721413148&substory_index=0&id=1638364093048282
https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/pilot-dead-after-plane-crashlands-in-residential-street-near-moorabbin-airport/news-story/6d681c76c51ad34f436b88b3c13d4361
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/06/08/17/33/plane-crashes-onto-melbourne-street
https://www.theage.com.au/melbourne-news/light-plane-crashes-on-street-in-melbourne-s-south-east-20180608-p4zkg6.html
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2018/aair/ao-2018-048/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5777668/ao-2018-048_final.pdf
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000296980.html
Images:
Photo(c): ATSB
Media:
Authorities are trying to work out what caused a plane to plummet and crash onto a Mordialloc street, killing the pilot. #7News pic.twitter.com/lkeim8wiyI
— 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) 8 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2018 08:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jun-2018 08:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2018 09:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2018 09:06 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 08-Jun-2018 12:57 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2018 12:57 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2018 13:57 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2018 18:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Jun-2018 06:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2018 08:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Jun-2018 16:50 | hq218 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2018 16:51 | harro | Updated [Registration, Embed code] |
| 07-Mar-2022 20:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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