ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215561
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 1985 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MCH |
| MSN: | 25-3799 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 19km SW of Lismore, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | YLIS |
| YLIS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was carrying out a survey of various properties he intended to spray in the near future. While climbing to return to Lismore after surveying the last property, the engine suddenly ran roughly and then stopped. The pilot was committed to a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, and the aircraft collided with a windrow of fallen trees 146 metres after touchdown. A fire then broke out and engulfed the wreckage. The subsequent investigation revealed that there had been no failure of the internal components of the engine, however the fire had destroyed many of the accessories, including the carburettor and parts of the fuel system. The fuel filter outlet elbow was not an aircraft standard part, and there was inadequate sealing between this elbow and the fuel outlet hose. However, whether this had any bearing on the development of the accident could not be established, and the cause of the engine failure remains undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502574/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33643/aair198502574.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2018 06:04 | Pineapple | Added |
| 21-Feb-2020 10:18 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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