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| Date: | Friday 26 January 2018 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 560 Citation V Ultra |
| Owner/operator: | Queensland Police Service |
| Registration: | VH-PSU |
| MSN: | 560-0515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Gladstone, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) |
| Townsville-Garbutt Airfield, QLD (TSV/YBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was transporting Queensland police and emergency services officials from Brisbane to Townsville when it entered into a rapid descent. Those onboard reported loud banging and the smell of smoke in the incident. The aircraft was returned to Brisbane for an emergency landing and landed without further incident.
- Cause : "These findings should not be read as apportioning blame or liability to any particular organisation or individual.
A single aerofoil on the low pressure compressor (boost) rotor failed as a result of high-cycle fatigue cracking. A loud bang observed by the flight crew prompted a precautionary descent and return to the departure aerodrome."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-26/qld-government-air-drama-flight-turned-around/9364788
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHPSU
- Final Report : https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2018/aair/ao-2018-012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 13:44 | Pineapple | Added |
| 26-Jan-2018 16:38 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Aug-2018 05:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2018 05:35 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, ] |
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