Another One Down

[pudestcon]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/15341105/light-plane-crashes-near-jarrahdale/

 

Pud

 

 

[alf jessup]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/15341105/light-plane-crashes-near-jarrahdale/Pud

Got to admit it Pud,

 

The old J aircraft has one awesome airframe for survivability, just a shame they can't put something in it to keep it in the air longer.

 

Alf

 

 

[Burlc]

Very lucky boy. Nothing but tiger country all around there,as well as flying low due to controlled airspace. Pretty scary 80km trip till you get to York and paddocks hey.

 

 

[poteroo]

Very lucky boy. Nothing but tiger country all around there,as well as flying low due to controlled airspace. Pretty scary 80km trip till you get to York and paddocks hey.

Explains why most pilots flying from the south fly the safest route via Collie or Dwellingup rather than up past Mt Cooke. If you go direct - stay close to Albany Hwy!! Nobody likes the trip over the forest from the E and NE via Mt Dale - probably explains the number of instances of creeping up into the CTA over 3500 through there. Many follow Brookton Hwy up and then cut accross to Byford - but it's still a lot of tiger country to transit at relatively low level.

 

happy days,

 

 

[Mark11]

Better start fitting balloon tyres to these

 

 

[Burlc]

oh dear, The aircraft is in the latest RA mag for sale.

 

 

[Chook1964]

Here's some news footage:

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/pilot-survives-light-plane-crash-in-forest-near-wungong-dam/story-fndo486p-1226513723665

 

 

[fly_tornado]

$30K for a J160

 

 

[biggles]

$30K for a J160

 

Not a J160 but an " 18 year old " 55 LSA .

 

Bob

 

 

[poteroo]

Here's some news footage:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/pilot-survives-light-plane-crash-in-forest-near-wungong-dam/story-fndo486p-1226513723665

Thought this was a reasonable bit of reporting - not too sensationalist, facts there - about all it left unanswered was why/how the fuel tank was leaking. Was this a pilot observation, and was it before the forced landing, or was it an outsiders observation post-accident?? Anyway, a good outcome from a landing in rugged terrain - whatever you can walk away from! There used to be an E-W ag strip on the ridgeline just SW of this dam, and I think there was a possible landing spot on a roadway partly submerged along the SE shoreline.

 

happy days,

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Doesn't look like too bad a spot for a forced landing. Least he managed to keep it away from those nasty looking tree stumps, which I'm sure made him, and others very happy.................................................Maj...

 

 

[planedriver]

Well done to the PIC, but how sad would that be, after just purchasing it.

 

 

[poteroo]

Well done to the PIC, but how sad would that be, after just purchasing it.

Will be informative to know whether the new owner had flown the aircraft much before setting off over the hills. Have often collected aircraft following maintenance, at either Jandakot or Mundijong, - and the urge to get on your way back over the hills needs to be restrained. I've twice had 'problems' with aircraft on these return-after-maintenance flights and thanked my timidity for having first test flown them out over the coastal flats. This aircraft might not have flown for some time. Wise to shake the moths out before heading off over tiger country!

 

happy days,

 

 

[BrettR44]

This fella was very lucky indeed to be able to walk away from the forced landing. The distance from the impact mark and where he pulled up was about 20 meters. Fuel tank was intact and the prop was still in excellent condition. It stopped horizontally so there's no marks on it.

 

The pilot had all the right gear with him and did a bloody good job putting it down. The impact also ripped the left wing from the fuse so it was a hefty stop at the end. And he pulled up a couple of meters short of two big stumps and a rock!

 

Great efforts all round!