Update on PC-9A aircraft incident
Squadron Leader Bruce Collenette, a qualified flying instructor aged 45, remains in a satisfactory condition in hospital.
Flight Lieutenant Steve Andrews, a qualified pilot and instructor trainee aged 28, remains in a satisfactory condition, but has been transferred to Melbourne for further testing and specialist care.
Both are in good spirits.
Overnight, the details of their routine training flight have been confirmed. The crew were undertaking a routine training flight. On climb out of the airfield, the aircraft lost power approximately 9 kilometres from the airfield and turned back towards East Sale.
Power could not be restored to the engine, so the crew followed the engine shutdown procedures checklist. The crew did not have sufficient glide potential to reach the runway, so ejected from the aircraft in line with standing procedures.
Their response was testament to their high level skills and training. Air Force is providing support to them and their families, and wishes them a speedy recovery.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Update from Defence about that PC-9 mishap
Update from Defence about that PC-9 mishap.
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A lot of double bubble aircraft, you pop the sunroof and they suck themselves inverted. Some (deltas usually), go in flat from there.
Most propjobs lawndart because of the engine forward issue (especially if you just lost the ejection seat weight).
Point Being: with a nose longer than the Ayatollah (trike + turboprop), is there enough left of the Pratt to to do an investigation on? I'm guessing the engine ended up beercanned, somewhere near the aft cockpit...
One of the few nice things about having to ride it in is that you have major incentive to keep the vertical pointed towards the sky and the VV low enough to to be the same height walking away from the crash as you were stepping to the working aircraft.
Tends to make the investigation simpler.
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