Investigation number
199301297
Occurrence date
State
South Australia
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence category
Rejected take-off
Occurrence class
Incident

VH-WIL was operating in the circuit area at Port Lincoln for the purpose of testing the installation of a Mogas conversion. The LAME who had carried out the work was the pilot-in-command. He was accompanied by the owner who was seated at the right hand control position. After entering downwind for a touch-and-go landing on runway 23, the pilot, while testing the new fuel pump switch, inadvertently selected the master switch off. When the master switch was reselected, the VHF radio, which had been set to the MTAF frequency, defaulted to 121.5 Mhz. The pilot then selected an incorrect frequency. At the same time, VH-LNB taxied and lined up on runway 19 for departure to Adelaide after making all the necessary radio calls. VH-WIL made an approach and landed just past the threshold of rwy 23. As the pilot applied power again for takeoff, the passenger sighted VH-LNB rolling on rwy 19. The pilot of VH-WIL aborted his takeoff well short of the intersection of the two runways, selected the correct frequency and called VH-LNB.

Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica
Model
EMB-110P1
Registration
VH-LNB
Sector
Turboprop
Departure point
Port Lincoln SA
Destination
Adelaide SA
Damage
Nil
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Piper Aircraft Corp
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
VH-WIL
Sector
Piston
Departure point
Port Lincoln SA
Destination
Port Lincoln SA
Damage
Nil