ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205074
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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 1990 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182E Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WJB |
| MSN: | 18254254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 6km W of Collector, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Collector, NSW |
| Collector, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After completing several parachute dropping flights under supervision, the pilot refuelled the aircraft from drums using a hand pump which he understood delivered a specific volume of fuel per stroke. He then flew the aircraft on a short solo flight to drop parachutists from 3000 feet. On his return he was asked to conduct another flight ahead of an approaching rain storm. On reaching jump height, the jump coordinator decided that the descent would be conducted to the north of the strip and away from the drop zone, due to the rain. As the parachutists descended, the aircraft was observed to fly to the north west of the strip and shortly after was obscured from view by heavy rain. The aircraft failed to return and was located by search aircraft approximately 6km to the west of the strip. It had impacted the ground in a right wing low attitude at slow speed. A subsequent investigation revealed that the fuel on board prior to the last take off was less than statutory reserve requirements and that the engine had lost power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001964/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/29300/aair199001964.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 07:09 | Pineapple | Added |
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