Crash that killed young pilot caused by low-speed stall in gusty winds: ATSB
Only 150 feet above the ground is a deadly stop above, last year, a young Victoria pilot claimed the life of a young Victoria pilot, and the researchers now confirmed the wind Gusts and low air speed.
The tragic incident occurred on October 22, 2024 in the morning, because the 20 -year -old Jack Miller took a special flight attempt from Bacchus Marsh Aerodrom to Victoria to Lethbridge.
A new Australian Transportation Security Bureau (ATSB) investigation found that Miller was flying a Cessna 150 when Meller wounded in a powerful, strong winds in Bacchus Marsh in northwest of Melbourne.
According to the Final report of the ATSB on Thursday, Bay Miller initially rejected the first departure attempt from Runway 27 and published it at a common traffic advisory frequency, but there was no reason for the decision.
Shortly after, he returned to the end of the same runway and started a second departure.
After the air started, the plane climbed about 150 feet before a steep nose went up.
The witnesses then saw that the nose and the left wing fell and the plane entered a vertical descent and hit a sultan next to the airport. The plane was destroyed by Impact and the only passenger, Mr. Miller died at the scene.
The investigation could not find evidence of any mechanical problems or pilot deficiency with the aircraft. Instead, ATSB concluded that Cessna was very slow in departure for dominant wind conditions, and control entries to resist the cross wind probably increased the angle of attack on the left -wing.
“When these factors are combined with wind conditions, it increased the risk of a fast and non -recovery stop, Ang
“The stop was very close to the place to save the plane.”
Mr. Mitchell said that the aerodynamic stalls could take place at any altitude or air speed, and that they are the most dangerous during take -off and landing.
“When Gustding conditions are available, pilots should consider waiting for better -natured conditions,” he said.
“Guidance advises the pilots to perform their own tests in higher winds to determine their capacity and capabilities of the aircraft.
“If the pilots are judged appropriately, they should consider climbing a higher air speed to provide a buffer above the stop speed to detect and correct their planes.”
The report stressed that Mr. Miller has more than 180 hours of flight experience, including only four hours in Cessna 150, and recently joined the Bacchus Marsh Aero Club.
The weather of the day is estimated to contain 10 knots winds up to 30 knots, and there are strong cross -wind components at the departure.
ATSB, the accident’s adequate air rate margins to protect and during the departure, especially in turbulent conditions, the importance of the importance of the importance of cross -wind effects emphasized the importance.
After the accident last year, Mr. Nicole Miller, the ruined sister of Mr. Miller, said to 7news that his brother always dreamed of being a pilot and described him as his “hero”.
He won his pilot license in 2024 only months before the accident.
Miller, “(O) was always watching all the old war films with planes that would take off, wet everything he saw,” he said.
He said that he was a “compassionate, kind -hearted” young man who was shy of his brother’s 21st birthday.
“No matter what, it doesn’t change the result at the end of the day,” he said.
“We still don’t have it and nothing will correct the place in our lives.”
