ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268
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| Date: | Monday 21 September 1992 |
| Time: | 13:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-DBL |
| MSN: | 172-63187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jandakot, Perth, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Perth Jandakot (JAD/YPJT) Western Australia |
| Perth Jandakot (JAD/YPJT), Western Australia | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 21 September 1992, the pilot had planned to carry out a period of circuit training. Following discussion with the operator it was decided the pilots circuit procedures would be checked by an instructor prior to her conducting solo circuit training.
Two uneventful dual circuits were conducted. Following the dual check the pilot carried out one solo circuit which, apparently, resulted in a normal landing, a second circuit which required an overshoot as the aircraft was too high over the threshold, a third circuit which appeared normal and a fourth circuit which ended in the crash.
During the final circuit the aircraft was observed to be below the normal glide path and flying faster than normal as it turned on to the final approach. The aircraft continued to descend, with wing flaps retracted, until it became obvious to the ground observers that the aircraft would crash short of the runway unless the pilot took some corrective action.
Just prior to impact, with a 15 metre high tree 300 metres short of the threshold, the pilot radioed that she was going round. However, the aircraft collided with the tree as the call was being made. The aircraft stopped, inverted, in a drain 30 metres past the tree.
ATSB Conclusion:
Insufficient evidence was available to determine the precise factors which led to the accident. Weather and mechanical problems were eliminated as possible factors. It is apparent from the aircraft's final flight path and the timing and tenor of the "going round" call that the pilot was unaware of the danger until just prior to impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1992/aair/aair199200233.aspx
2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24859/ASOR199200233.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2008 02:06 | Andrew Whitton | Updated |
| 15-Apr-2014 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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