Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 crash, Mar 8, 2015, Badu Is...
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 accident on March 8, 2015 near Badu Island, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities.
- Date: March 8, 2015
- Aircraft: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
- Location: Badu Island, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 8 March 2015 a Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 (Aero Commander 500) registered VH WZV, operated by Torres Strait Air, was preparing a charter from Badu Island to Horn Island with five passengers. As the aircraft rotated, the pilot lost power from the left engine, rejected the takeoff and could not stop on the wet runway. The aircraft left the runway to the right, struck a fence and a bush, and was substantially damaged. The pilot and passengers were not injured, and the ATSB investigated the occurrence as report AO 2015 028.