Accident occurred Friday, November 06, 2015 in Mildura, Australia
Aircraft: CESSNA 310, registration:
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
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On November 6, 2015, at 1840 local time, a Cessna 310R, VH-BWZ, operating under the pertinent civil regulation of the Government of Australia, collided with terrain near Mildura, Australia, while on approach. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
P.O. Box 967, Civic Square
Canberra A.C.T. 2608
Australia
Tel: +612 6274 6054
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On November 06, 2015, at about 1829 Eastern Daylight Saving Time, the pilot of a Cessna Aircraft 310R registered VH-BWZ, on a private flight from Moorabbin to Mildura, Victoria lost control of the aircraft near Mildura Airport and collided with terrain. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed.
Witnesses reported that when on final approach to land at Mildura, at low altitude, the aircraft yawed to the left, dropped its left wing and rapidly lost altitude. A number of factors contributed to the loss of control. The aircraft’s left engine was found to have been starved of fuel and at the time of the accident was not producing power. The left propeller was found to be towards fine pitch, not feathered (rotation of propeller blades to an edge-on angle to the airflow to minimise aircraft drag following an in-flight engine failure or shutdown), and the flaps and landing gear were fully extended, consistent with a normal landing configuration. In that configuration with the engine not producing power, the aircraft’s performance would have degraded to the extent that altitude could
not be maintained.
The ATSB was unable to ascertain why the left engine was starved of fuel, nor could it be determined when the engine was starved of fuel. The ATSB did establish that it was likely the aircraft was carrying a substantial amount of fuel on board for continued flight and that the left engine and left propeller were capable of normal operation.
Several components recovered from the aircraft were tested. Some abnormalities were identified, however, it was unlikely that these contributed to the accident. No mechanical defects were identified that may have contributed to the accident. However, examination of the aircraft was limited due to the extent of the damage resulting from the post-impact fire.
It was likely that the combination of the inoperative left engine with the propeller in the fine pitch and the right engine at high power resulted in asymmetric thrust. Whilst at low altitude in a landing configuration with asymmetric thrust, the pilot lost control of the aircraft.
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The Cessna 310 – which is normally hangared at Mildura – was attempting to land when it hit a power line and crashed into a vineyard.
The power line was a private one which extended from Dyar Avenue to a cool room on the property.
The plane became a fireball after impact and the fire burned for around 10 minutes before fire services arrived.
Witnesses said that the Cessna appeared to be spluttering as it began its approach before it hit a power line near the intersection of Dyar Avenue and 17th Streets,
The family of the deceased were at the crash site two hours after the plane went down.
The pilot of a twin engine Cessna 310 light plane has died after crashing nose first into vineyards and bursting into flames near Mildura, in north-western Victoria.
The Country Fire Brigade (CFA) said it received multiple reports of the crash about 6:30pm
It is understood the pilot was the only person on board and he died at the scene.
A Canadian couple on holiday in Mildura told the ABC that they were returning to their hotel when they saw the plane go down.
Pamela Sweet thought it must have been trying to land because it was flying low near the airport.
Her husband said the plane went "completely out of control, spun around and dove head first into the ground".
"All of a sudden it came along like it was going to land but then it just banked and went straight down," she said.
"My husband and I looked at each other, the plane crashed, right away there was a huge fireball that went up and we knew it was going to be bad."
The plane was registered to a company in Mildura and often flies between Mildura and Narrandera, where the deceased also had a business venture,
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is sending a team of three investigators to the scene on Friday.
The Cessna with the 57 year old Boeill Creek property developer as pilot had left Mildura for Moorabbin on Wednesday and was on its return trip when it crashed into the vineyard.
The area has been sealed off and the wreckage will remain until the coroner makes an inspection of accident scene.
The deceased owner of the aircraft purchased the 1979 manufactured Cessna 310 twin piston engine aircraft in 2012. It was first registered in Australia in 1990.
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