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13-01-2010, 07:47 AM
Crashed plane had to ditch: report
PETER VENESS
January 13, 2010 -
(http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=BEVPQZ1RNS-agCsbe_AbIpY24DozDziPwvvTvEOCp5LoFwLgCEAEYASC2xe0I KAQ4AFC8sMDE-_____8BYKvN84XwHqABxLvd_QOyAQ9uZXdzLnNtaC5jb20uYXX IAQHaAWJodHRwOi8vbmV3cy5zbWguY29tLmF1L2JyZWFraW5nL W5ld3MtbmF0aW9uYWwvY3Jhc2hlZC1wbGFuZS1oYWQtdG8tZGl 0Y2gtcmVwb3J0LTIwMTAwMTEzLW02ZDIuaHRtbIACAcACAagDA egDmAPoA5YF9QMCAAAE9QMwAAAR&num=1&sig=AGiWqtwSspD5A7jJrSvHGaaCGd4hXUic7Q&client=ca-fairfax-smh_js&adurl=http://www.y-jesus.com/jesuscomplex_1_a.php)A plane that crashed into the ocean off Norfolk Island last year was moments away from running out of fuel and had no option but to ditch, an investigation has found.
The finding from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is likely to again put the bureau at loggerheads with the aviation watchdog, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
No extra fuel was carried in the plane's wing tip tanks despite CASA regulations forcing pilots to carry enough fuel for emergencies.
CASA approved the air operator certificate for the airline, Pel-Air, despite lax observance of fuel rules.
The two safety organisations have a troubled history, though this latest report was published without comment from CASA and was seen by the watchdog prior to publication.
The bureau's interim report provides more details of the hurried escape of the six people aboard.
Late at night on November 18 the medical evacuation plane from Samoa ditched just off Norfolk after attempting to land four times to refuel in poor weather.
The pilot, Dominic James, was forced to put the plane down before he ran out of fuel after failing to update himself on the weather at Norfolk Island.
The plane hit the water at about 100km/h and sank quickly.
The passenger being evacuated was strapped to a stretcher when the plane ditched and its fuselage immediately started filling with water.
"The aircraft occupants recalled two or three large impacts when the aircraft contacted the water," an interim investigation from the bureau says.
Cpt James immediately realised the plane's main door had been ruined by the impact of the crash, forcing him to find another exit.
"Continuing rearwards to the two emergency exits in the fuselage centre section, the pilot in command opened the port emergency exit, and water immediately flowed in through the door opening."
The report goes on to tell how the onboard doctor and nurse managed to drag the patient out of the plane.
The co-pilot was one of the last to leave the plane.
"All the occupants advised that they exited the aircraft very quickly, and that there had been no time to take the life rafts.
"The pilot in command stated that he returned to the aircraft in an attempt to retrieve a liferaft, but it was too dangerous."
The six people aboard the plane were rescued by the crew of a vessel from Norfolk after lifejacket lights were spotted in the water.
Investigations are continuing.
PETER VENESS
January 13, 2010 -
(http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=BEVPQZ1RNS-agCsbe_AbIpY24DozDziPwvvTvEOCp5LoFwLgCEAEYASC2xe0I KAQ4AFC8sMDE-_____8BYKvN84XwHqABxLvd_QOyAQ9uZXdzLnNtaC5jb20uYXX IAQHaAWJodHRwOi8vbmV3cy5zbWguY29tLmF1L2JyZWFraW5nL W5ld3MtbmF0aW9uYWwvY3Jhc2hlZC1wbGFuZS1oYWQtdG8tZGl 0Y2gtcmVwb3J0LTIwMTAwMTEzLW02ZDIuaHRtbIACAcACAagDA egDmAPoA5YF9QMCAAAE9QMwAAAR&num=1&sig=AGiWqtwSspD5A7jJrSvHGaaCGd4hXUic7Q&client=ca-fairfax-smh_js&adurl=http://www.y-jesus.com/jesuscomplex_1_a.php)A plane that crashed into the ocean off Norfolk Island last year was moments away from running out of fuel and had no option but to ditch, an investigation has found.
The finding from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is likely to again put the bureau at loggerheads with the aviation watchdog, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
No extra fuel was carried in the plane's wing tip tanks despite CASA regulations forcing pilots to carry enough fuel for emergencies.
CASA approved the air operator certificate for the airline, Pel-Air, despite lax observance of fuel rules.
The two safety organisations have a troubled history, though this latest report was published without comment from CASA and was seen by the watchdog prior to publication.
The bureau's interim report provides more details of the hurried escape of the six people aboard.
Late at night on November 18 the medical evacuation plane from Samoa ditched just off Norfolk after attempting to land four times to refuel in poor weather.
The pilot, Dominic James, was forced to put the plane down before he ran out of fuel after failing to update himself on the weather at Norfolk Island.
The plane hit the water at about 100km/h and sank quickly.
The passenger being evacuated was strapped to a stretcher when the plane ditched and its fuselage immediately started filling with water.
"The aircraft occupants recalled two or three large impacts when the aircraft contacted the water," an interim investigation from the bureau says.
Cpt James immediately realised the plane's main door had been ruined by the impact of the crash, forcing him to find another exit.
"Continuing rearwards to the two emergency exits in the fuselage centre section, the pilot in command opened the port emergency exit, and water immediately flowed in through the door opening."
The report goes on to tell how the onboard doctor and nurse managed to drag the patient out of the plane.
The co-pilot was one of the last to leave the plane.
"All the occupants advised that they exited the aircraft very quickly, and that there had been no time to take the life rafts.
"The pilot in command stated that he returned to the aircraft in an attempt to retrieve a liferaft, but it was too dangerous."
The six people aboard the plane were rescued by the crew of a vessel from Norfolk after lifejacket lights were spotted in the water.
Investigations are continuing.