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Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:36 pmby HamiltonWest
Another minor incident from early fri morning :
Engine failure causes emergency landing at Auckland airport -
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10875569
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Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:54 pmby modestmoo
Is ZK-EQP not I/F rated? I remember doing a IFR flight from CH - WL in it, that thing always use to be a ^%#@ to start and I remember my instructor and I spending a considerable (~15 minutes) trying to get it started at WL.
Glad no one was injured in the FJT incident. Unfortunately, not a (total) shock to me - I had it booked all day for a meet at Ashburton about a month ago, we jumped in a bit later than planned due wx, started it up okay only for it to die from about ~ 1100 rpm.. Not good, but it was a cold morning and it had been parked up outside and not used for a couple of days, and I had been mucking around (a bit) with the throttle. Third time left the rpm up a bit higher while getting strapped in, grabbing the ATIS and it seemed to be fine. Taxied over to the grass next to Delta and proceeded with runups, only too find the engine ran extremely rough at idle (~600-700 rpm) and there was quite significant 'stuttering' when power was increased from idle. Couldn't find any cause (all gauges were normal, mag drop was normal), so informed the club on their frequency of the problem and said I didn't feel good about it so taxied it back to the club. Wrote what I had experienced in the log and went back to reception just to further explain the situation and my concern for had I been performing a T&G or been on finals and needed to go around, the engine wouldn't have delivered the power I would have expected / required. While the instructor I spoke to said he would pass it all on Monday, I never heard if they found the cause of the problem or whether it got fixed. Either way, I'm glad I chose to turn back that day before I got off the ground, rather than thinking "it should be fine".
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Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:45 amby ardypilot
There was also a Tomahawk that made a forced landing on a beach at Gizzy yesterday too:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8518702/Cr...-Gisborne-beachGlad to hear the crew from all mentioned incidents were uninjured.
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Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:26 amby modestmoo
Trolly wrote:There was also a Tomahawk that made a forced landing on a beach at Gizzy yesterday too:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8518702/Cr...-Gisborne-beachGlad to hear the crew from all mentioned incidents were uninjured.
That tomahawk was EYD, another CAC / IAANZ aircraft, looks like they're not having the best fly away
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Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:55 pmby JoeM
Flyaway from hell! Lucky they happened (well, the EYD incident) within safe gliding distance of land - rather than out over the middle of Cook Strait!
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Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:24 amby Ian Warren
Those damn autogen trees i planted a few months back
people did complain about em
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Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:52 amby Ben
ScottyB wrote:This happened yesterday, but just for those interested...
http://www.3news.co.nz/Plane-crashes-near-...47/Default.aspxAn group of about 10 people (plus about 4 instructors) left on a Flyaway to the North Island on Friday morning. A few hours later we heard this - fortunately nobody was injured too badly. There are reports that they had an engine failure but I am yet to here confirmation.
Really sucks though, FJT is the only single engine IF rated aircraft we have (only Partenavia's and a Seneca (twins) left now). I was meant to be flying FJT yesterday as art of my Instrument Rating...lucky I didn't in hindsight maybe!
Glad everyone walked away
He ran out of Fuel on take off! OPPS!
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Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:14 pmby FlyingKiwi
Is that confirmed anywhere?
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Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:33 pmby victor_alpha_charlie
I'm willing to bet that's a Grade-A yarn. You don't just run out of fuel.
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Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:04 pmby FlyingKiwi
Well it has been known to happen, but with an instructor on board I'd like to think it's unlikely...
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Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:10 pmby Ian Warren
FlyingKiwi wrote:Well it has been known to happen, but with an instructor on board I'd like to think it's unlikely...
I don't have the problem .. if i'm unsure .. I just flick across to unlimited fuel .
Posted:
Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:33 pmby ScottyB
Ben wrote:He ran out of Fuel on take off! OPPS!
I can confirm that is
WAS NOT the case. The engine failed as they went to make a third touch and go (out of nowhere - no issues/rough running before hand)
Knowing both the instructor and student very well, what they did was an incredible piece of airmanship, decision making and pure pilot ability. In fact, the instructor was still briefing the student as he was making the forced landing (almost as though they were simulating it)