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Mordialloc, near Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB) -
Australia
Phase:
Approach
Nature:
Private
Departure airport:
Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB)
Destination airport:
Moorabbin Airport, VIC (MBW/YMMB)
Investigating agency:
ATSB
Confidence Rating:
Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative: At about 1710 on 8 June 2018, the pilot of a Cessna Aircraft Company 172S, registered VH-EWE, was returning to Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, following a one-hour private flight. While on final approach, and shortly after receiving clearance to land, the pilot transmitted ‘we’ve got engine failure’. Shortly after, witnesses observed the aircraft’s left wing and nose drop, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. The aircraft collided with terrain in a residential street about 680 m from the airport. The pilot was fatally injured and a post-impact fuel-fed fire destroyed the aircraft.
There was minor damage to one residence and a vehicle, there were no injuries to persons on the ground.
From the evidence available, the following findings are made with respect to the loss of control and collision with terrain involving a Cessna Aircraft Company 172S, registered VH-EWE that occurred near Moorabbin Airport, Victoria on 8 June 2018. These findings should not be read as apportioning blame or liability to any particular organization or individual.
Contributing factors: (1) During final approach, for reasons that could not be determined, VH-EWE experienced an engine power loss, at a position that afforded limited clear landing area options. (2) Following the engine power loss, control of the aircraft was lost at a height insufficient for recovery prior to collision with terrain.
Authorities are trying to work out what caused a plane to plummet and crash onto a Mordialloc street, killing the pilot. #7Newspic.twitter.com/lkeim8wiyI