ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228153
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| Date: | Monday 12 August 2019 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave PT6 Turbine |
| Owner/operator: | Fairglen Nominees Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-TVU |
| MSN: | 36-7760088 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Traralgon, near Latrobe Regional Airport, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Latrobe Regional Airport, VIC (TGN/YLTV) |
| Coffs Harbour, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Following a loss of engine power, a Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave PT6 Turbine (modified Piper PA-36-300 Pawnee Brave 300) clipped powerlines during the ensuing force landing to open paddock terrain at Traralgon, Gippsland Region, Victoria, shortly after takeoff from Latrobe Valley Airport (YLTV) in Morwell, Victoria.
The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
The aircraft departed Latrobe Regional Airport, Victoria on a ferry flight to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. The aircraft had recently been sold and the new owner had arranged for the aircraft to be ferried to New Zealand. Shortly after take-off, the engine power reduced to below idle. Faced with limited options, the pilot conducted a forced landing into a paddock. During the approach, the aircraft struck power lines and subsequently contacted a fence and tree stumps during the landing. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The ATSB found that the engine power loss was probably the result of water-contaminated fuel, and that the methods used to detect and remove the water before the flight were unreliable. An inspection of the fuel control unit also detected additional contamination that may have hindered fuel flow to the engine. Finally, the aircraft was utilising the chemical hopper as a ferry fuel tank, contrary to the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer, and no approved technical data could be provided on the installed fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/news-victoria-taralgon-lucky-escape-for-pilot-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-paddock/fef2cd98-122b-4def-8535-52c9ea1ee5e4
https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/-/plane-crash-lands-in-traralgon-paddock
https://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/6325702/pilot-survives-traralgon-plane-crash/
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/light-plane-crashes-in-country-victoria/ar-AAFIa8S?li=AAgfIYZ&%2525252525253Bocid=mailsignoutmd
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2019 00:26 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Aug-2019 04:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2019 11:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Aug-2019 18:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2019 21:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 04:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jul-2023 11:11 | harro | Updated [[Location, Departure airport]] |
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