ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199954
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| Date: | 26-SEP-2017 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Aircrew Training and Support/Auslink Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-MPM |
| MSN: | 40.674 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allenview, north of Beaudesert, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) |
| Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 26 September 2017, an instructor and student conducted a training flight in a Diamond DA40 aircraft, registered VH-MPM, from Archerfield Airport, Queensland. The flight training organisation was Aircrew Training and Support Pty Ltd, and the purpose of the flight was a simulated Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL) flight test to prepare the student for an upcoming RPL flight test.
The aircraft entered a developed spin during manoeuvres consistent with advanced stall recovery training which likely included intentional incipient spins. The spin continued until the aircraft collided with terrain. The instructor and student were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
What the ATSB found
The ATSB found that the aircraft limitation prohibiting intentional spins was intended to include incipient spins. However, the manoeuvre was not defined and some operators considered that the manoeuvre was not an intentional spin. In addition, the aircraft was not certified for developed spin recovery, and the capability of the aircraft to recover from a developed spin had not been established nor was it required to be.
The ATSB also found that the instructor could not or did not prevent the aircraft from entering a developed spin, for reasons that could not be established.
The instructor’s flight records showed no evidence of spin training since his initial instructor training in January 2011. After this initial training, there was no requirement for an instructor to undergo any further spin training. However, a week before the accident flight, the student had mishandled the recovery from an incipient spin and the accident flight instructor had taken control of the aircraft and recovered, showing that he had the ability to recover from a spin at that stage of development.
Sources:
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/09/26/qld-police-en-route-light-plane-crash
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/09/26/10/23/light-plane-crash-beaudesert
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/light-plane-crash-at-tamborine-20170926-p4yw4b.html
https://www.qt.com.au/news/breaking-two-dead-scenic-rim-plane-crash-reports/3228062/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-26/two-dead-in-light-plane-crash-south-west-of-brisbane/8987906
https://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/qld/2017/09/26/two-feared-dead-in-qld-plane-crash.html
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http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/MPM
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http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-096/
Accident investigation:
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Location
Media:
Investigation update into the collision with terrain of Diamond DA40-180 aircraft, Allenview Qld on 26 Sept 2017. https://t.co/6XKROjZeRD pic.twitter.com/xmo9SMHVrP
— ATSB (@atsbinfo) 31 octobre 2017
Images:
Photo: ATSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2017 00:56 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Sep-2017 01:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 01:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2017 03:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2017 06:21 | Bidgee | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2017 17:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:52 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-May-2019 06:47 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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