General details Occurrence details Date and time: 7 November 2014 – 0631 CST Occurrence category: Incident Primary occurrence type: Aircraft control Location: Near Renmark, South Australia Latitude: 34° 20.09’ S Longitude: 140° 43.30’ E Aircraft details Manufacturer and model: Boeing 737-8FE Registration: VH-VUR Operator: Virgin Australia Serial number: 36606 Type of operation: Air transport – high capacity Persons on board: Crew – Unknown Passengers – Unknown Injuries: Crew – Nil Passengers – Nil Damage: None
Company Procedures The company noted that their operations manual detailing the correct operating procedures for the IO-550 engine contained some ambiguous instructions. The manual will be amended to better clarify the intent of its content. Safety message As was displayed in this instance, it is a timely reminder for pilots to be well rehearsed in both emergency procedures and to be pro-active in the post-accident survival phase, especially when operating in a remote area. Section 5 – Emergency Procedures of the Visual Flight Rules (VFRG) guide gives an overview of planning for and dealing with emergency situations in aviation. It is available at: While no one ever plans to get into trouble, the possibility of an emergency situation should always be considered by all pilots before take-off. When faced with an engine failure in a remote area, there are extra survival considerations both prior to and immediately the aircraft has ‘landed’, as usually there will be an inevitable wait for assistance to arrive. The Rescue Coordination Centre of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) produced a short booklet which highlights some of the considerations for preparedness for operations in remote areas. The link to the publications is available at: General details Occurrence details Date and time: 28 November 2014 1235 WST Occurrence category: Accident Primary occurrence type: Engine failure Location: 111 km south-east of Halls Creek Airport (near Ringer Soak ALA) Western Australia Latitude: 18° 58.87’ S Longitude: 128° 22.38’ E Aircraft details Manufacturer and model: Cessna Aircraft Company 210N (IO-550 engine) Registration: VH-TWD Serial number: 21064356 Type of operation: Charter - passenger Persons on board: Crew – 1 Passengers – 1 Injuries: Crew – Nil Passengers – 1 (minor) Damage: Substantial
Aircraft details Manufacturer and model: Schweizer 269C-1 Registration: VH-FTY Serial number: 0368 Type of operation: Flying training Persons on board: Crew – 2 Passengers – nil Injuries: Crew – 1 (minor) Passengers – nil Damage: Substantial
exercises involving run-on landings on unprepared surfaces, the instructor intends to inspect the surface for suitability beforehand. The instructor was mindful of the possibility of dynamic rollover under the circumstances, so consciously avoided applying power and collective as the helicopter tipped. The instructor had invited the student to place his hands and feet lightly on the controls during the demonstration, to maximise the training benefit of the exercise. The instructor commented that the student may have inadvertently applied some pressure on the pedals during the accident, which could have reduced the effectiveness of the instructor’s attempt to correct the yaw after the initial bounce. Safety message This accident highlights the manner in which some hazards may not be immediately obvious. Helicopter training organisations are encouraged to consider the quality of the landing area surface during hazard identification and risk assessment processes associated with training operations, particularly those that involve run-on landings. General details Occurrence details Date and time: 28 February 2015 – 0750 EST Occurrence category: Accident Primary occurrence type: Collision with terrain Location: Archerfield Airport, Queensland Latitude: 27° 33.8’ S Longitude: 153° 00.8’ E Aircraft details Manufacturer and model: Robinson R22 Registration: VH-CMK Serial number: 4223 Type of operation: Flying training Persons on board: Crew – 2 Passengers – Nil Injuries: Crew – 2 (minor) Passengers – Nil Damage: Substantial