JEM

Condolences to all. IIRC this cessna was the one time Wollongong Aerial Patrol aircraft

VH ZYZ ?

I dont think this is a HARS aircraft. Last I saw it was operating from Warnervale NSW. Colour scheme is for a recall aircraft.

Just after midday today 9/3/24 Stearman overturned on runway. No injuries reported

Looking at the photo of the scene, I cant see any aerial cable markers attached to the cable crossing the river. I know that Ergon Energy for one have a marker program in progress but were there markers here?

ABC says glider and ultralight

I flew in VH-ASM circa 1958 but I wasnt the pilot. The pilot that day was Sid Marshall.

I flew Jabs of all models except 250 for 11 years (owned one for 7) and never had a nosewheel or wheelbarrowing event nor heard of one either.

I wonder which lane they were flying. There is Victor One, and there is also the western Sydney light aircraft lane which crosses south- north to behind Camden then cuts north east over housing suburbs to come out somewhere near Brisbane Water

iIRC a continual power loss issue ina rotax powered Alpha suspected to be a fuel flow issue turned out to be a blocked muffler

I wonder if he was transitting Victor One just off the coast and struck trouble . Max transit height there is 500 feet which doesnt leave many options to find a landing place.

Yes. Hope the crew is ok At Cromer on Sydney northern beaches

Sad to hear. Condolences to all

I recall an Alpha years ago with persistant power loss after takeoff AFAIK Turned out to be a blocked muffler.

More info in the second book "Blast the Bush" also by Len Beadell