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ATSB to investigate Skippers Conquest double engine failure -  

Via the ATSB website: AO-2018-019

Summary

The ATSB is investigating a dual engine failure and forced landing involving a Cessna 441, VH-LBY, at 39 km East of Broome Airport, Western Australia, on 2 March 2018.

During descent into Broome Airport, the right then left engines began to surge. The pilot shut down the right engine and made a mayday call. Shortly after, the left engine failed and the pilot conducted a forced landing on the Great Northern Highway. There was no reported damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passengers were not injured.

As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and obtain engineering information.

Should a critical safety issue be identified during the course of the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify those affected and seek safety action to address the issue. A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation.


General details

Date: 02 March 2018  
Investigation status: Active  

Time: 16:20 WST  
Investigation phase: Evidence-Collection  

Location   (show map): Great Northern Hwy, 39 km East of Broome  
Investigation type: Occurrence Investigation  

State: Western Australia  
Occurrence type: Engine failure or malfunction  

 
Occurrence class: Operational  

Report status: Pending  
Occurrence category: Serious Incident  

Expected completion: 4th Quarter 2018  
Highest injury level: None  

Aircraft details

Aircraft manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company  

Aircraft model: 441  

Aircraft registration: VH-LBY  

Serial number: 4410023  

Operator: Skippers Aviation  

Type of operation: Air Transport Low Capacity  

Sector: Turboprop  

Damage to aircraft: Nil  

Departure point: Fitzroy Crossing, NT

Destination: Broome, WA



Last update 06 March 2018

& via the West Oz:

Emergency landing probe centres on engine failure
Glenn Cordingley and Jakeb Waddell | Broome Advertiser
Monday, 5 March 2018 6:02PM
The aircraft made an emergency landing on Friday afternoon on Great Northern Highway.Picture:Broome Police

Air safety experts are investigating why both engines on an aircraft carrying nine passengers failed and forced an emergency landing on Great Northern Highway on Friday afternoon, about 39km east of Broome International Airport.

The Skippers Aviation Cessna Conquest left Halls Creek about 3pm and the pilot later made a mayday call to the tower at BIA, reporting engine problems.

The plane touched down safely on the national highway and police later closed the road from Sandfire to Roebuck Plains Roadhouse.

No one was injured and there was no reported damage to the aircraft.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau today confirmed it was investigating a dual engine failure and forced landing of the Cessna 441, VH-LBY.

An ATSB spokesman said during descent into Broome airport, the right then left engines began to surge.

“The pilot shut down the right engine and made a mayday call. Shortly after, the left engine failed and the pilot conducted a forced landing on the Great Northern Highway,” the spokesman said.

As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and obtain engineering information.

Should a critical safety issue be identified during the course of the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify those affected and seek safety action to address the issue.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority confirmed it was also in the process of gathering detailed information.

“We will certainly be having a good in depth look at why it happened and any actions that may need to be taken to prevent this type of incident happening again,” CASA said.
Click here for a gallery of images from the emergency landing.

Hmm..fuel contamination or fuel starvation perhaps -  


MTF...P2