Ben Longden Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 January 02, 2007 11:32am NEWS Limited. A PILOT walked away unhurt after his light aircraft crashed into a ditch at Melbourne's Moorabbin airport today. The pilot was the only person aboard a Cessna 172 training aircraft and was performing a touch-and-go circuit when the plane veered into a ditch shortly after 11am (AEDT) today, Moorabbin airport manager Phil McConnell said. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Fire crews contained a fuel leak from the battered aircraft, Metropolitan Fire Brigade incident controller Col Matheson said on Southern Cross radio, "We have a fuel leak out of one of the wings and the brigade has laid down a layer of foam ... to make sure it doesn't ignite," he said. "(The pilot) is reasonably well-shaken."
Ben Longden Posted January 3, 2007 Author Posted January 3, 2007 It was a new ship.... 2006 registered.... Ben
Guest David C Posted January 3, 2007 Posted January 3, 2007 Yes a BIG OUCH !!! . The aircraft is a C172 Skyhawk SP , a new aircraft , and only been on the register for 6 months . It appears that the pilot was relatively uninjured , so thats good news at least.
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