red750 Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 An Airvan tourist plane became bogged in sand on Fraser Island while attempting to take off. Story here.
w3stie Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Love the quote The tourist company's owner said their planes became bogged as many as three times a week and the incident would be blown out of proportion by "drunken fishermen" posting photos online. Mr Geltch said the images and varying reports circulating on social media were "a pain in the arse". "Unfortunately, there are a lot of drunken fishermen along the island at the moment and a thousand photos will be posted online and I'm going to have the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Australian Transport Safety Bureau ringing me," he said.
rankamateur Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 I considered posting this story under the title "Fraser Islands plane crash caused by drunk fisherman!" The statement about the frequency of sand bogging is going to do nothing to improve the operators insurance premiums. 1
APenNameAndThatA Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 I considered posting this story under the title "Fraser Islands plane crash caused by drunk fisherman!" The statement about the frequency of sand bogging is going to do nothing to improve the operators insurance premiums. Denied insurance means no premiums at all. Who would provide cover for that?
old man emu Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 The statement about the frequency of sand bogging is going to do nothing to improve the operators insurance premiums. Good Grief! Imagine the profit insurance companies would get if they upped the premiums for 4x4 vehicles to cover the risk of getting bogged!
onetrack Posted September 5, 2019 Posted September 5, 2019 I guess this means CASA will now be looking to further extensive pilot training, and to modify Form 61-2AE, with a new, additional endorsement rating? - "Soft Sandy Beaches Rating". This will naturally result in a massive reduction in aircraft losses to the ocean, and improve aviation safety, to unheard-of levels. 1 1 1
old man emu Posted September 5, 2019 Posted September 5, 2019 Actually, he bogged it whilst taxying to the take-off point. Clearly a black mark against the operators of the airstrip - failing to mark unserviceable areas. We were at our Eurong landing strip and two planes were taxiing in company with one other. "The first plane stopped to turn and get into take-off position, the second went to the bottom of the beach to turn around and come up behind the other. And I won't try to say the name of the strip. There's too many of you who would jump in to correct my pronunciation. 1
facthunter Posted September 5, 2019 Posted September 5, 2019 Wouldn't like to be servicing those planes wheels and brakes or even the rest of it after a while. . Nev 1
snarf007 Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Wouldn't like to be servicing those planes wheels and brakes or even the rest of it after a while. . Nev The planes get a good hose down at the end of the day. I have seen the Air Fraser GA8’s up close and it must be a full time job keeping them serviceable, given the harsh environment they operate in. Wonder if it was the same aircraft that lost a wheel a few years back? https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/1287920/ae2009045.pdf
facthunter Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 Unless a plane is corrosion proofed at the time of it's construction, you are fighting a losing battle with it near salt water. I worked on army DUCKS that were steel and that was challenging enough.. Salt is as bad as acid. Nev
Thruster88 Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 I considered posting this story under the title "Fraser Islands plane crash caused by drunk fisherman!" The drunk fishermen of Fraser island are at it again. 1 1
BusaKaine Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 I like they did did not mention anything about the nose wheel collapse. Just standard bogged recovery. 1
spacesailor Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 Why blame the fishing folk, surely aircraft HAVE to give way to ANYTHING on their runway. Drunken pax on commercial airports running after their plane, waving their tickets is not unknown. spacesailor
pmccarthy Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 No big deal. With so many 4WDs around, they just throw a snatchum strap around the prop boss and haul away. :) 1
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