JULY-DEC 2024 SAFETY DATA
- 3 Fatal Accidents
- 6 Aircraft Destroyed
- 33 Aircraft Damaged
- 10 Injuries
- 50 Flight Training Occurrences
- 64 Private Operation Occurrences
COMPLIANCE
The following non-compliances are commonly identified within RAAus Operations:
Member Non-compliances
- Conduct of flight without a current BFR
- Operation of an aircraft without holding appropriate certificate, rating or endorsement
- Operation of an unregistered aircraft
- Flight conducted without holding current RAAus membership
Maintenance Non-compliances
- Maintenance of an aircraft without a current maintenance authority
- Failure to complete biennial instrument and transponder calibration requirements
- Unapproved modification carried out on aircraft
All members are reminded to check their certification details from their RAAus member portal to confirm they hold all approvals, ratings and endorsements required prior to operating or maintaining a RAAus aircraft. Alternatively a copy of your membership certificate can be downloaded from the member portal, or by contacting the RAAus Office.
OCCURRENCE SUMMARIES
Occurrence Classification: Collision with Terrain
Injuries: Significant
Damage: Substantial
An instructor and student conducting dual training which included operations into a one-way strip for a training exercise. The strip is technically quite challenging and requires pilots to maintain a low profile and accurate approach speed. On this particular approach, the approach speed was too high and resulted in floating down the runway. An attempt to land resulted in a significant bounce as an attempt was made to conduct a go-around. The instructor attempted to avoid obstacles but was forced to brace for a collision due to the trees at the end of the runway.
Occurrence Classification: Wirestrike
Injuries: Minor
Damage: Substantial
A member was conducting an approach into an airstrip that they were not familiar with. Due to the length of the runway the pilot attempted to conduct a short field landing and struck unflagged powerlines in the undershoot of the runway. It is believed that the powerlines struck the propellor and then nosewheel, resulting in the aircraft pitching down before colliding with the ground.
