Smashed on my airstrip!

[NT5224]

Reporting an aviation incident -of sorts.

 

The Boy and I were on our afternoon stroll along the airstrip when I noticed a tree fallen down directly onto a airstrip marker Gable, crushing it.. What are the chances of that?

 

I will remove the tree and fix the Gable. They are hand-me-downs from RAAF Tindal  so have some heritage significance.

 

Who knows….I might even find time to go flying some time?

 

Alan 

[FlyBoy1960]

Thats a reportable incident.

 

CASA will send you the 68 page report to submit to them within 72 hours, failure to do so will become a matter of strict liability.

[onetrack]

Do you understand there will also have to be a comprehensive tree danger audit, within the complete aerodrome boundaries? Every standing tree will require a full assessment, as to its particular danger to aviation and aviators!

Just imagine, you could've easily been the first "falling timber" aerodrome fatality. The aerodrome rules will need to be re-written!

[Area-51]

ABC News report; news just in... "Tree falls on Cessna at private airstrip..."

[planedriver]

CASA has responded that the Canberra Office which is always cold in winter which is only a few short months away, has expressed interest in the logs to prevent the usual brain freeze on their staff in the coming winter months, providing they have been well and truly seasoned and stored in accordance with LOGS4US under subsection 4US2C.🔥

[phantomphixer]

Wooden aircraft suffers collision with terrain, flattening airfield infrastructure.

[FlyBoy1960]

Nobody has mentioned the dog (off-leash) with evil intent in his eyes.

Edited February 11 by FlyBoy1960

[RossK]

When I read "Smashed on my airstrip"... my first thought was, Pilots behaving badly....🍻

[rgmwa]

I thought he'd found Barnaby.

[onetrack]

Possibly one too many dog leg-cocks on tree, and tree finally gave up? Dog looks pleased, must be a reason for that.

[planedriver]

"Smashed on my airstrip".

I immediately thought, don't ever forget 12hrs from bottle to the throttle even if camping under the wing? 

[FlyBoy1960]

1 hour ago, planedriver said:

"Smashed on my airstrip".

I immediately thought, don't ever forget 12hrs from bottle to the throttle even if camping under the wing? 

Thats down south, the NT is only 8 hours.

[danny_galaga]

On 07/02/2025 at 9:41 PM, Area-51 said:

ABC News report; news just in... "Tree falls on Cessna at private airstrip..."

That's gold 😄