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| Date: | Friday 18 September 2020 |
| Time: | 12:49 LT |
| Type: |  Guimbal Cabri G2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeropower |
| Registration: | VH-LTO |
| MSN: | 1071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD/YCDR) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Redcliffe Airport, QLD |
| Redcliffe Airport, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Extra EA 300 aircraft registered VH-EXR and a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter registered VH-LTO collided on runway 12 at Caloundra Airport, Queensland.
During a touch-and-go landing, the Extra EA 300 collided with the Guimbal Cabri G2 on the runway. Both aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Contributing factors:
- The pilots of the Extra did not assimilate the helicopter pilot’s radio calls, probably due to an expectation that the helicopter would not join the 1,000 ft circuit pattern.
- The pilots of the Extra were unaware of the presence of the helicopter in the 1,000 ft circuit pattern and did not sight the helicopter prior to landing, resulting in a collision on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://todayheadline.co/stunt-plane-helicopter-crash-on-coast-runway/
www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2020/aair/ao-2020-051/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 07:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 13:37 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2020 18:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 19-Sep-2020 18:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 07:28 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 07:30 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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