View Full Version : Sabotage at Caboolture?
Dora-9
4th May 2012, 20:51
On Thursday night, Beech Duke VH-ORI was badly damaged; apparently some 50 axe "chops" to the fuselage, wing and engine nacelle. I'm told the damage is so severe/extensive that the aircraft will be written off.
Also the Navajo parked adjacent to this had its fuel caps removed and all the fuel drained out.
Both aircraft were parked at the western end of the field, near the AMT Helicopters hangar, close to the freeway but actually in a fairly remote corner of the field.
B*****y charming!
blackhand
4th May 2012, 20:56
If true, that is appalling.
Maybe someone with a grudge against owner?
Worrals in the wilds
4th May 2012, 21:22
OMG, how awful.
I know of one sabotage at Archerfield years ago and one at Coolie (I assume there would be others), has Caboolture had that sort of thing before?
Is there any CCTV at Caboolture? If not, maybe they need to get some.
Expensive though, as usual honest people have to pay for the actions of the feral minority. :sad:
VH-XXX
4th May 2012, 22:17
OMG a Duke!! What a tragedy. Those things look like they are doing 200 knots whilst sitting on the ground, I'm surprised the vandals caught up to it.
rocket66
4th May 2012, 22:44
Whats even more sad is if they caught the Ar**holes, all they will get is a slap on the wrist and a "dont do it again".
Lets hope they get hit by a bus!!
Rocket
poteroo
5th May 2012, 00:14
Many moons back, a C303 Crusader was attacked by an axe wielding intruder while in it's farm strip hangar in the WA wheatbelt. A former employee was detained, and I think, prosecuted and served time. Aircraft was repaired. hangar was relocated closer to main property buildings.
happy days,
Aimpoint
5th May 2012, 02:30
Just sounds like some bored Caboolture youths on a Friday night out not thinking about any consequences...
flying-spike
5th May 2012, 02:35
A couple of years ago a C172 belonging to a local realtor had the instrument panel attacked and elevators smashed. A lot of peoples pride and joy sit in that paddock I am surprised that there isn't effective security there.
As an aside a year ago I was rounding a bend underneath an overpass less than a kilometer from the aerodrome when I ran into barrier taped stretched across the road beneath at bonnet height. Fortunately it broke and did little damage however it would have killed a motorcyclist.
Shows you the level of intelligence of some of the locals.
an3_bolt
5th May 2012, 04:26
Yep - lucky to still have my old man around ....... Round a corner in the car at night to have a house brick hit the drivers side A frame. Launched from a vertical embankment next to the road. Couple inches to the left......
Singapore has it worked out how to deal with people like this......
LeadSled
5th May 2012, 05:44
Launched from a vertical embankment next to the road. Couple inches to the left......
Sadly, this is very common, there have been fatalities in NSW. Almost all bridges and overpasses, whether over roads or rail lines, now have very high climb proof fences to deter the idiots.
The result --- increasing incidence of idiots rolling logs or large rock onto the road/rail line.
All very sad.
Tootle pip!!
Frank Arouet
5th May 2012, 06:05
Being nocturnal, these idiots use our sleep time to engage in anarchy.
Our freedoms are being eroded by cameras, but one has to consider the greater of the two evils.
Tampering with aircraft is a Federal Offence and should the culprits be prosecuted, they should face the full force of the CAA's available mechanisms, before, as is usual for pilots and operators, the civil court system.
Ex FSO GRIFFO
5th May 2012, 08:07
Trust your's is 'lovingly' locked away Dora.......
:ok::ok:
Dora-9
5th May 2012, 10:53
Griffo - yes, it IS locked away!
There were also a series of hangar break-ins at Caboolture late last year. Initially entry was gained by forcing the locks on the side doors; these were the common key in front/push button at the back type locks which the local police tell me are child's play to force open. Needless to say I have deadlocks fitted, although that doesn't mean you're safe either as some hangars were entered by forcing back/cutting open the aluminum wall panels.
Generally all that was taken were items that presumably are easily sold on - radios, tools etc. A brand new 406 MHz Survival Beacon was also taken too - these ferals clearly don't know that these beacons are registered to the owner!
But the break-ins could have been worse - Thursday was the first time I know of where an aircraft has been damaged.
Not happy Jan!
Its not just at Caboolture ! I know of one aircraft at Caloundra that has lost 800 litres of fuel - twice !!!
Jabawocky
5th May 2012, 12:40
When the Beech 18 was at YCAb, it had fuel stolen.
Frst thing I heard of this was Friday, when a ppruner and owner of AN2 Big bird phoned me up, :eek:.
Luckily Big bird was not involved, a long way from where the Duke is parked.
Myles has spent a fortune restoring that after it copped a hail storm many years ago. :sad:
As Dora-9 has saidnothing is sacred, and locked doors is not always enough.
I hope it was insured :uhoh:.
Jabawocky
6th May 2012, 11:55
Dora
The farked old piper....untouched.
The old but sexy BE60 :{ but not that many axe chops. Mind you it seems to me that the hits were not that random. If I was a suspicious person I would wonder who did this knowing the end result. Done on ONE side only, and seems to be deliberately aimed at wrecking an airframe. engine and props unharmed.
Someone intended this, I think..... but it could be just the side was out of sight and closest to where the fuel was stolen. Who knows what the criminal mind thinks!
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/photo2-1.jpg
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/photo1.jpg
thats a stuffed wing......... :sad:
At least my mate here was not touched!
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/photo3.jpg
Hasherucf
6th May 2012, 13:33
Ouch right across the spar :ugh:
In soviet Russia Antonov An-2 takes axe to you !
blackhand
7th May 2012, 02:54
Someone intended this, I think
More like You don't think, just open your mouth and say.
Jabawocky
7th May 2012, 08:07
Yep blackhand, you are right I did, what I meant to say it was deliberately done down one side only, the side out of view to anyone from the road or buildings.
Is that better.
Note to self, proof read pprune posts.:ugh:
Scamp Damp
7th May 2012, 09:22
Tis ok ... the people that did this were wearing an ASIC :eek:
Jabawocky
7th May 2012, 09:46
That would be funny if true!
Aero club buildings broken into, multiple times, rear wheels stolen from an old Ford Facon wagon used to tow the Gliding club caravan round the field......FFS we are dealing with some rally screwed up ferals :ugh::ugh:
jas24zzk
7th May 2012, 12:56
sounds like time for a shotgun camp out.
Or some signs. Caution, A feral eradication progamme is active here. Shooting occurs by night. Enter at own risk.
Pinky the pilot
8th May 2012, 05:38
sounds like time for a shotgun camp out.
Birdshot or OO buckshot loads?
I'd still recommend that once apprehended the ferals have a 'meeting' with a few Ppruners I know. And their baseball bats!:eek: