Plane crash at William Creek Airfield

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Originally Posted by 4forward8back

Is this the accident you are referring to. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-...-in-wa/7813428
Incredible to think anyone got out of that one! Did he really have to put it down in tree tops?

We are getting away from the William Creek accident, but, I thought there were better 'paddock' options available with this Mt Barker accident. The damage to the front end was due to the aircraft striking tree tops several metres up - arriving in an out-of-control nose down attitude. No nosewheel could have withstood the impact force, and a tailwheel type would likely have ended up with much the same damage. I flew over it on the next day, and have spoken with the pilot too. I had flown this aircraft many times, and converted the pilot onto it some years previous. There are several inexplicables with this accident, which I don't intend to explore here. I have nothing but praise for the crews after crash actions: it was a near miraculous escape.
happy days,