Jabiru7252 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Seems a light plane (Cessna) struck some wires while trying to land on 03 at Parafield this evening. Plane is on its back with its legs in the air and the pilot will live to fly again, thank goodness. Was well after sunset when this happened. I'm a few miles away and listening to the airport frequencies. Nothing much to be heard.
cooperplace Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 great news that he's OK; when I'm on final I make darn sure I'm well above those powerlines, never flown at night, which would make it a lot trickier. 1
BirdDog Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Looking at it, I can't see ANY power lines on Elder Smith Rd??
Jabiru7252 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 When I learnt to fly at Parafield, Mawson Lakes was a swamp! 1
Neavesy85 Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 The pilot lost power on finals and couldn't restart the engine. I think he ended up on main north road as his only option . 1
Jabiru7252 Posted July 8, 2018 Author Posted July 8, 2018 Where did you hear that? I heard he lost height due to partial engine failure, hit some wires on final to zero-three left and ended up on his back in a paddock. Also, the radio traffic seems to support that.
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