Geoff_H Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Reports are coming in of an aircraft that landed on a Wedderburn roof, apparently at the airstrip. Ambulance rescued an occupant.
Kyle Communications Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Injured pilot trapped in light plane crash in outer Sydney 7NEWS.COM.AU The injured man is trapped in the wreckage.
Moneybox Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Probably a good choice, better than hitting the hard ground.
facthunter Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I can't work out the type. It's pretty light construction. I don't think you'd land there by choice. Nev
KRviator Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Yer know - I was impressed that that Jab managed to slip between the water tank and the hangar outrigger down SA way last year when the pilot pranged it. This one beats that - managing to park it on the hangar roof without so much as cracking one of the solar panels behind 'im. I'm impressed. Exceedingly curious, but impressed nonetheless. 1
Moneybox Posted March 14 Posted March 14 18 minutes ago, BrendAn said: Is the oaks Wedderburn. Or are they 2 different places Aren't they in different states?
BrendAn Posted March 14 Posted March 14 3 minutes ago, Moneybox said: Aren't they in different states? Not Wedderburn Victoria 😁. People talk about the oaks and Wedderburn, just wondered if they are the same airfield. I will look it up on google.
KRviator Posted March 14 Posted March 14 No, they're not. Wedderburn is home to the Sport flying club buried among the trees - makes it easy to spot going past... The Oaks is about 5NM southwest of Camden, two separate airfields. 1 1
BrendAn Posted March 14 Posted March 14 25 minutes ago, KRviator said: No, they're not. Wedderburn is home to the Sport flying club buried among the trees - makes it easy to spot going past... The Oaks is about 5NM southwest of Camden, two separate airfields. Thanks kr.
spacesailor Posted March 14 Posted March 14 RAA was on the news, at 6 pm Chan 9 . He didn't say much ! . spacesailor
onetrack Posted March 14 Posted March 14 They don't give you a lot of room, when you're pulling into one of those multi-storey aircraft parks, hey?
rankamateur Posted March 14 Posted March 14 1 hour ago, BrendAn said: What breed of AC is that Looks a lot like a Savannah XL.
rankamateur Posted March 14 Posted March 14 5 minutes ago, rankamateur said: Looks a lot like a Savannah XL. 1
ClintonB Posted March 14 Posted March 14 At least everyone is ok, on the ground and pilot. I would much rather a few nicks and scrapes than the other option. poor old plane is a bit worse for wear. 1
Marty_d Posted March 14 Posted March 14 How did he miss the panels behind but not go over the edge in front? 1
Thruster88 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 10 hours ago, Marty_d said: How did he miss the panels behind but not go over the edge in front? The aircraft was heading towards the panels when it impacted the roof in a deep stalled condition. It has then rotated about 90°. To be so low at the departure end of the runway suggests a possible power problem. My analysis just from the video. 2 1
FlyingVizsla Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Here's the airstrip. The hangar is the top, nearest the runway. I am guessing he hit something before arriving on the roof, given the minimal damage there Vs the damage to the plane. If it is a Provisional Registration, then maybe it was part of test flying that showed up a problem. 2 2
onetrack Posted March 14 Posted March 14 This exercise reminds me of the old bloke crashing his Cessna into a big tree in Connecticut in 2017. He stalled into the tree, the tree acted like an aircraft carrier arrestor - he rotated 180° during the arrest, and the aircraft flopped right way up into a car park. He suffered only minor injuries. https://www.wkbw.com/news/small-plane-crashes-into-tree-pilot-survives-with-minor-injuries 1 1
prwood Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Reminds me of an incident at Barwon Heads years ago. The owner of the sky diving op, Luke ? Executed a sharp L/H turn after lift off on 27. L/H wing clipped the front of a hanger & he cart wheeled into & penetrated the roof. Had to be rescued from an inverted position with fuel leaking around & into the hanger. Questions were asked about his suitability to operate a sky diving operation let alone fly. I was flying trikes in those days & there were a few near misses with the sky divers. I nearly collected a meat bomb as I was on short final to the active runway & had to take evasive action to avoid this clown as he crossed right in front of me. Happy days 2
facthunter Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) Wasn't an F,Luke was it? Nev Edited March 15 by facthunter 1
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