Robdotcom71 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-28/pilot-in-hospital-after-emergency-crash-landing/5846010 A pilot is recovering in hospital with serious head injuries after he was forced to make an emergency crash landing in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. The Cessna had taken off from Ballarat in Victoria, stopped to refuel in Mudgee in the Central West of New South Wales, and was headed for the Hunter's Luskintyre airfield when a distress signal was sent out. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was notified the plane was 40 minutes overdue. A major search began, and a member of the Rural Fire Service located the plane amongst trees in a field just north of Putty, near Singleton, at 7:00pm (AEDT). Peter Cummings from the Hunter's rescue helicopter said the pilot was lucky to survive the crash, and was rushed to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital. "The crew went out there and did a search and with the radio beacon, they honed into the beacon and located the plane," he said. "A 62-year-old male had landed the plane quite heavily into a field. "I believe it was a bit of a mess." AMSA spokesman Mal Larson says the pilot had suffered severe head and chest injuries. "So we're not sure what the cause of the crash was, we understand it may have run out of fuel, but we can't confirm that. "The pilot was found, he's in hospital he's severely injured but through good fortune, he now is in hospital."
Robdotcom71 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Posted October 27, 2014 http://www.bathurstscan.com/cessna-172-plane-crash-putty-nsw/ This has photos from the scene...
pilotdave69 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 http://www.bathurstscan.com/cessna-172-plane-crash-putty-nsw/This has photos from the scene... Gee my webpage above was added quick here.. It was busy with ATC talking to other aircraft trying to locate the beacon . 3
acro Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 thats gotta hurt, looks like his seat failed and smashed him into the panel 1
Robdotcom71 Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 Gee my webpage above was added quick here.. It was busy with ATC talking to other aircraft trying to locate the beacon . You have a great website Dave. :) Keep up the good work. 1
shafs64 Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 it seems to be a normal thing with seat pins. I had a seat pin fail and nearly stalled the aircraft just after leaving the ground.
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