Commotion in Ardmore today

[sgenie]

Does anybody know what happened in Ardmore today, around 2pm? I was flying by and heard a lot of radio traffic re-routing the aircrafts to land on grass - the sealed runway was closed for some reason.

[Ollie Onion]

Small plane catches fire after landing - National News | TVNZ (http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/small-plane-catches-fire-after-landing-5791113)

[deadcut]

What kind of plane is that?

[TBM-Legend]

Looks like a BD-5 >>

[PLovett]

Looks like a BD-5 >>

Nah............BD-5 is a low wing.

http://airpigz.squarespace.com/storage/large/BD-5-Canopy-Open.jpg

[pointyendforward]

Barber Snark?

[NZFlyingKiwi]

Was a Barber Snark indeed.

[Ralis]

noisy little machine is quiet now.

Glad there were no injuries

[Desert Flower]

Ugly wee beastie!

DF.