Merged: Mid-air collision at Moorabbin

Critical Reynolds No · 27th August 2008, 05:04

Heard it 5th hand. No more than that I'm afraid. Pray it's all good news for all concerned.

Horatio Leafblower · 27th August 2008, 05:13

Plane crashes into backyard in Melbourne suburb
Posted 12 minutes ago

Map: Moorabbin 3189
There are reports a plane has crashed at Cheltenham, in Melbourne's south-east.

Police say a plane has come down in a property near the corner of Dandenong and Warrigal Roads.

Police have not yet reached the scene but there are reports the pilot of the Cessna has been killed.

From ninemsn:

One dead in Melbourne small plane crash13:16 AEST Wed Aug 27 20087 minutes agoVIEWS: 0| FLOCKS: 0| 0 comments so farOne person has been killed in a small plane crash in Melbourne's south-east.

A police spokeswoman told AAP it was believed two light aircraft clipped each other mid-air as they flew over the beachside suburb of Cheltenham.

One plane landed safely nearby.

The other crashed into the backyard of a house on Lorna Street, killing one person on board, the police spokeswoman said.

The police spokeswoman said all students at a primary school at the end of the road were safe and well.

Cheltenham East Primary School has been locked down and police are in attendance.

It's not known at this stage if anyone was in the house at the time the plane landed in its backyard.

hatti · 27th August 2008, 05:14

On ABC website.

Plane crashes into backyard in Melbourne suburb - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Allan L · 27th August 2008, 05:15

Plane crashes into backyard in Melbourne suburb - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

mentioned one plane only? now states mid-air. cessna 150? one killed?

ABC article now updated as per HL's post. CASA quoted also.

Jabawocky · 27th August 2008, 05:18

Gee that will surely wind up the locals about closing GA airports....

Very sad on a number of fronts.

J

priapism · 27th August 2008, 05:23

I live 4kms to the north of runways 35 l and r.

The aircraft has come down into the back of a house garage in Lorna St Cheltenham very close to where I work. Lorna st is approx 1200m NW of runways 31L and R.

Cofirmed by eyewitness as 1 fatality . Police reporting they are looking for a second aircraft that may have been involved. Many golf courses in the area so hopefully , if there is a second aircraft involved it has landed safely.

priapism · 27th August 2008, 05:25

Mid air confirmed , as has the fact that the 2nd aircraft has landed safely nearby.

Ramjager · 27th August 2008, 05:31

Just heard from friend learning to fly there are some very upset people at RVAC....
To sad..

banambila · 27th August 2008, 05:31

There has been a mid-air collision between two small planes near Melbourne's Moorabbin airport, just after 12:30 pm.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says a Cessna 150, which is a two seater training plane collided with a Piper Cherokee, which seats four people.
The Cherokee landed safely at Moorabbin airport but the Cessna has crashed in a property near the corner of Dandenong and Warrigal Roads.
Police and rescue teams are racing to the scene and there are reports the pilot of the Cessna has been killed.
Cheltenham East Primary school which is near the scene has been shut down but police say the students are safe.

Mid-air collision over Melbourne suburb - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

onelittlepilot · 27th August 2008, 05:32

2nd aircraft landed back at Moorabbin.

Diatryma · 27th August 2008, 05:58

Plane crashes into Cheltenham house, pilot killed | Herald Sun

BREAKING NEWS: A PILOT has been hailed a hero after guiding his stricken plane away from a primary school before crashing.
The plane crashed into a garage and carport in Cheltenham after a mid-air collision. The pilot died at the scene but there were no reports of injuries on the ground.

Two planes are believed to have collided in mid-air just before 1pm. The other pilot is reportedly safe and well after landing his aircraft.

A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade hailed the pilot as a hero for guiding his plane away from a nearby primary school.

“We were very lucky that the pilot’s skill allowed him to land the aircraft where he did," she said.

“Had he crashed across the road he would have gone straight into Cheltenham Primary School.

“He managed to land the aircraft in such a way as to protect the public.”

“He was a bit of a hero.”

A Silver St resident was driving her car when the plane came down in front of them.

The woman, who did not want to be named, said her girlfriend noticed the troubled plane plummeting to the ground.

"It was on fire,'' she said.

"I'm pretty upset at the moment.''

She said although they were some distance from Moorabbin Airport it was always a concern.

"You always worry about it,'' she said.

Both planes and pilots were members of the Royal Victorian Areoclub, a club spokeswoman told the Herald Sun this afternoon.
Police also said they had "locked down" the Cheltenham East Primary School at the end of the street, but there are no fears for students or nearby residents.
A police spokeswoman said all students were safe and well.
Eyewitness Alexandra Mikhman told Bayside Leader she was stunned to see the plane plunge to earth.
''I was with my baby our for a walk I heard this noise and I thought some kids were flying a toy plane.

''Then I saw it drop into the garage and it burst into flames.

''It was going straight down. I thought it would manoeuvre up but it didn’t.

''I was in shock. It was so scary. I had my baby.

''I started screaming.‘’

A police spokeswoman said it was believed the two light aircraft clipped each other mid-air as they flew over the beachside suburb, near the Moorabbin Airport.

One plane landed safely nearby.

Di

Trojan1981 · 27th August 2008, 06:32

From news.com

Quote:

A PLANE has exploded on the garage of a home after it clipped another aircraft in mid-air.

The pilot died in the Melbourne crash, which sent witnesses screaming and prompted the lockdown of a nearby school.

A police spokeswoman said it was believed two light aircraft clipped each other as they flew over the beachside suburb of Cheltenham.

One plane - identified by Moorabbin Airport manager Phil McConnell as a Piper Warrior with two people on board - landed safely nearby.

The other - said to be Cessna 150 - is believed to have crashed into the garage of a house on Lorna Street, killing the one person on board.

A Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokeswoman said there was an explosion when the plane hit the garage.

Victoria Police said the pilot of the plane was killed in the crash.

A police spokeswoman said the plane might have crashed into a shed or garage, but officers at the scene said it did not hit the house.

Around 30 firefighters were at the scene.

Eyewitness Alexandra Mikhman told the Bayside Leader she was stunned to see the plane plunge to earth.

''I was with my baby our for a walk I heard this noise and I thought some kids were flying a toy plane. Then I saw it drop into the garage and it burst into flames," she said.

''I was in shock. It was so scary. I had my baby. I started screaming."

The Herald Sun said the pilots of both planes were members of the Royal Victorian Areoclub.

The police spokeswoman said all students at a primary school at the end of the road were safe and well.

Cheltenham East Primary School was locked down and police were in attendance.

It was not immediately known if anyone was in the house when the plane crashed.

RIP

AussieNick · 27th August 2008, 06:35

not good, i feel sorry for the pilots family. Hat's off to him for avoiding the school.

Going to be alot of sad people a RVAC for a while i think.....

VH-XXX · 27th August 2008, 06:48

Was it KKW?

VH-XXX · 27th August 2008, 07:50

Some interesting comments here:

Reader's Comments: Screams as plane hits garage | News.com.au

People have NO idea!

Diatryma · 27th August 2008, 08:06

Quote:

Was it KKW?

You mean the aircraft?

One was VH-UPY (destroyed) and other was VH-CGT.

Di

RadiosAppear · 27th August 2008, 08:17

Condolences to those involved UPY used to belong to us at berwick years ago, i think i went solo in it (RVAC changed the rego)

Carlos169 · 27th August 2008, 08:26

Condolences to the pilot's family, friends and colleagues.

Reading the comments from news.com.au by "Robert" is so dam painful. He is describing the pilots as hoons, joy riders and clowns. He uses the Red Bull race as an example of such hoonery!!

Quote:

Brian nolan- Pilots are not Hoons... then tell me what is the Red Bull race in aid off... it is made up of Egos.. people who have watched top gun to many times and then fly like maniacs through targets. You can't tell me that that is responsible flying

Only a matter of time.... a lot of the pilots around that area are similar to street drag racers.... most of the time all the are doing is joy riding. I am surprised there have not been more deaths.

Falcon124 · 27th August 2008, 08:38

Quote:

Reading the comments from news.com.au by "Robert" is so dam painful.

The classic phrase from other boards on the Internet:

"Don't feed the trolls"

This 'Robert' guy is a complete tosser and either trying to antagonise people & build arguments or is an idiot so set in his way that nothing can sway him.

VH-XXX · 27th August 2008, 08:51

No matter what we do or say or how hard we try to convince them, there will always be those that have those beliefs and all we can do is ignore them, otherwise we will just sound like whingers. We all know what might have happened and how it could happen to any one of us, so it's a timely reminder to see and be seen.

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