AIRVAN On Mandurah Beach??

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Ch 7 News,

A GA Airvan with a reported engine failure made an emergency on the beach at Halls Head, South of Mandurah this arvo.

Pic showed acft in an all-white colour scheme.
Nil damage / nil injuries reported and acft was pictured being towed off the beach.
Well done that man..!!!:ok:

[apache]

does it belong to Qantas?

[lilflyboy262]

Yes apache, it does. They have just replaced the fleet of A380s with GA8's.

[apache]

well... the bean counters will be happy. they burn a lot less fuel than the 380!

[lethalw]

Airvan......?

From the brief glance I saw as it flashed on the TV i could have sworn it was a Savannah....ie RA Aus style.......

[VH-XXX]

Very similar indeed, I can see the mistake!

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2009-5/12/45807.jpg

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/galleries/images/55677/500x400/gippsland-ga-8-airvan.jpg

[aileron_69]

Yep, they both look like retarded door-wedges alright!!

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Tks XXX,

Thats wot it were.......:ok:

The man was back on Ch7 tonight pulling the pots off.....

Cheers;)