light plane incident at Port Macquarie

[gibby]

One person trapped, another treated for injuries after light plane crash near Port Macquarie - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[turboplanner]

A bit more news..... Light plane crash south of Port Macquarie airport

 

 

[red750]

Interesting. Footage on 9 News showed the aircraft wreckage and registration, but a check of RegoSearch.com shows that rego assigned to a balloon.The aircraft is reported as a Diamond DA40.

 

 

[djpacro]

Perhaps it was a Q

 

 

[red750]

Perhaps it was a Q

Yes, you're right. I'll put it down to the night video. Looked like an O.

 

 

[Teckair]

On the news they said the pilot was an instructor. It looked like they had an engine failure on take off and went straight ahead. If that is correct then congratulations to the pilot she made the best out of a bad situation and probably saved two lives.

 

 

[ben87r]

I unfortunately know the pilot well. She's doing ok and will come good but multiple fractures, the student is apparently in a worse situation. Very very lucky people.

 

 

[Teckair]

On the news they said the pilot was an instructor. It looked like they had an engine failure on take off and went straight ahead. If that is correct then congratulations to the pilot she made the best out of a bad situation and probably saved two lives.

 

 

[Teckair]

On the news they said the pilot was an instructor. It looked like they had an engine failure on take off and went straight ahead. If that is correct then congratulations to the pilot she made the best out of a bad situation and probably saved two lives.

 

 

[Teckair]

Woops sorry about the repeats.

 

 

[cooperplace]

south of that airport is surrounded by nasty dense bushland, not a good place to have an efato. Hope both of them have a complete recovery. Is there any update on their progress?

 

 

[Love to fly]

Perhaps it was a Q

I'll never understand how this site works. djpacro's post got a caution from Geoff_H. Why? Or was it a slip of the digit on a smart phone?

 

 

[turboplanner]

The Caution needs to be removed, and its position left blank on the screen.

 

Way to many finger accidents, and when it us used, it just starts fights.

 

 

[facthunter]

I think anyone using the caution should follow up with an explanation. Nev

 

 

[Geoff13]

If someone gives me a caution I assume one of the following.

 

1. It was a finger fault.

 

2. They do not know what they are talking about.

 

I would not intentionally give a caution without some sort of follow up post.

 

 

[DrZoos]

I suspect crosswind or late upwind AFATO as they almost made it back...

 

 

 

 

[gibby]

I hope the two involved are getting better and make a speedy recovery. Daimond aircraft have a pretty good safety record. There is fairly major damage by the look of the photo