ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184002
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| Date: | Friday 29 January 2016 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-PXD |
| MSN: | 28-11018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bass Strait off Collendina Beach, Ocean Grove, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) |
| King Island | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted the waters of Bass Strait at Barwon Heads offshore of Collendina Beach in Ocean Grove, Victoria. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and three bodies of the reported four occupants have been recovered. The fourth is believed to be be still inside the wreckage.
ATSB Final Report:
What happened
On the morning of 29 January 2016, a Piper Aircraft Corp PA-28 aircraft, registered VH-PXD, was on a private flight from Moorabbin Airport, Victoria to King Island, Tasmania. After passing over Point Lonsdale, the aircraft entered an area of low visibility. The pilot conducted a 180° turn and initially tracked back towards Point Lonsdale, before heading south over the ocean. After about 2 minutes, the aircraft was again turned right before entering a rapid descent. The aircraft impacted the water at 1227 Eastern Daylight-saving time, 6.6 km south-west of Point Lonsdale. All four occupants of the aircraft were fatally injured.
What the ATSB found
The ATSB found that continuation of the flight beyond Point Lonsdale, and towards an area of low visibility conditions, was likely influenced by the inherent challenges of assessing those conditions.
The ATSB also found that due to the presence of low cloud and rain, the pilot probably experienced a loss of visual cues and became spatially disorientated, leading to a loss of control and impact with the water. The risk of a loss of control in the conditions was increased by the pilot’s lack of instrument flying proficiency.
See complete report below.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/several-people-dead-after-barwon-heads-plane-crash-20160129-gmgvmn.html
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/01/29/13/16/plane-crashes-into-water-in-barwon-heads
https://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/29/-a-number--of-people-dead-in-vic-plane-crash.html
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2016/aair/ao-2016-006.aspx
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/PXD
ATSB final report :
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5773123/ao-2016-006-final-report.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 October 1988 | VH-PXD | 0 | Melton Airfield (YMEL), Melton, VIC | |
sub | |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Media:
#Crash 180 seconds to tragedy: Fatal Point Lonsdale crash blamed on poor visibility - The Age https://t.co/tT9qIHiLYy via #hng #news
— ASSIMILATION (@4ASSIMILATION) 29 juin 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2016 06:48 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Jan-2016 07:11 | Pineapple | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 29-Jan-2016 07:27 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Jan-2016 08:13 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2016 15:31 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2016 10:54 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 29-Jun-2017 15:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2017 15:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
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