WayneL Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Some photos I took while at Lakeside this week. Aircraft landed heavy down at the end of the gravel and went left to the lake, through the fence then apparently dropped the port wing in the water causing a 180 degree yaw to the left and coming to rest in the water facing back the way it came. Note how far up the runway the bitumen starts. wayne 1
David Isaac Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Very sad pictures. Thankfully all escaped in injured.
turboplanner Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 This was a Lance, not a Cherokee six. Lances need power on approach or they sink like a brick, they usually settle well, they certainly do NOT float unless you have way too much speed. It was a Cherokee 6, looked it up in the register - "Tricycle-Fixed", also badged Cherokee 6. The pilot converted it to a Lance during the landing. So, landing downwind, flopped on and skidded off before the bitumen - wonder if he'd ever done an endorsement, or just exercised his current right to fly a bigger single?
David Isaac Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 All good points Tubz. Earlier reports said it was a Lance, not sure but I think the Lance also has a different wing to the six.
sandman Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 I use to fly BDG out of Emerald in the early 90's, she was a good Cherokee six. 1
turboplanner Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 The Broken Hill mail plane was a Cherokee six. You could pay about $30.00 and go for the day, with lunch at one of the stations, a quick tour around Mootwingee (the real one) and about 20 landings. On one one occasion we landed in scrub with shrubbery thumping the leading edge of the wings and an emu running beside us.
pmccarthy Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 I remember that Broken Hill mail plane. Whose was it, Arthur something? It always looked knocked about.
Phil Perry Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 They make an eight cyl version too, Nev 260 and 300 if memory serves,. . . ( usually doesn't though ! )
turboplanner Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 I remember that Broken Hill mail plane. Whose was it, Arthur something? It always looked knocked about. Can't remember, it was just advertised as the "Mail Plane"
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