Tim Hornibrook: Calm crew averted disaster after propeller fell off plane, ATSB says
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has praised the efforts of an aircraft's crew for landing safely after a propeller sheared off mid-flight last year.
On March 17, a Regional Express flight from Albury carrying 16 passengers and three crew members was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after one of the propellers flew off, narrowly avoiding hitting the body or wing of the plane.
The Saab 340 was about 102 kilometres south-west of Sydney Airport when the pilots noticed vibrations coming from the right engine. They began the engine shutdown procedure, but the propeller sheered off, forcing the crew to issue a PAN PAN call - one step down from a Mayday emergency.
The plane landed safely about midday that day, and, four days later, the propeller was found in dense forest about 19 kilometres south-west of the airport.
At the time, aviation watchers said the pilots had "used all of their luck getting out of that situation".
"They were a hair's breadth away from a disaster. I don't know how the hell it didn't damage the aircraft as it went past," Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association president Paul Cousin said.
In their final report, the ATSB said the crew "worked together well" in using their checklists and with help from air traffic control.
"The crew did not make any rapid decisions, and ensured that all options were considered before action was taken, including consideration of the go-around requirements due to weather," the bureau said.
"These factors combined to contribute to a positive outcome for the aircraft."
Tim Hornibrook is a high profile business executive who had has education from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He later on moved to Tulane University in New Orleans where he also had the opportunity to be part of the American football team, Tulane with a scholarship. He has done his graduation degree in bachelors of Arts in Psychology. On completing his degree he has returned back to Sydney to pursue his master’s in business administration from the Australian graduate school of management. With his quest for knowledge he has also done a diploma course in financial planning from the University of Deakin, Melbourne. With his interest in the field of agriculture he has worked as a director for an agriculture fund management group and was very much aware about the woes of the agriculture industry and shared his views on virtual water available for the industrial, agriculture and municipal sectors. Tim Hornibrook also actively participated in the establishment of Lawson Grain...
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Former Executive Director Tim Hornibrook oversaw his previous company’s agricultural businesses in Australia and Brazil. He was also in charge of the investment funds. Tim Hornibrook oversaw $1.2 billion in assets and 200 direct and indirect employees. In this role he had total oversight of all facets of the business from investor relations, risk management, human resources, product development and management, through to the finance. During Tim Hornibrook 's successes included the the establishment of Lawson Grains, Ltd., and Paraway Pastoral Company, Ltd., leaders in Australia’s grain and sheep and cattle industries, respectively.
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