See this was posted under a "new forum".... some one must be a little short sighted. Any how this is then a repeat, but where it belongs.
CAA to inspect plane crash scene
Mon, 22 Aug 2005
Civil aviation authorities are on Monday investigating Sunday's plane crash in Durban North where a light aircraft carrying five Austrian tourists and a pilot nose-dived into the roof of a house.
The general manager of the nearby Virginia airport, Glen Bryce, said: "Our tower gave the pilot clearance to land but then he did a go-around."
He said the police and airport officials were clearing the scene of the crash.
Civil aviation authorities would remove the plane and take it to the airport where they would inspect it for clues to the cause of the crash.
The pilot, Alistair Freeman, suffered a broken leg, lacerations and bruising. He was in a stable condition in the St Augustine's hospital in Durban.
"He's lucky to be alive," the hospital's client relations department said on Monday.
The Austrian family, who were due to fly to Cape Town on Monday, were waiting to hear when three of their members would be discharged from the Umhlanga hospital.
Their doctor, Niresh Bechan, said the husband, only known as G Huber, was in a lot of pain. "He has been moved from the high care unit to the surgical ward after suffering cuts, bruises and lacerations," said Bechan.
He said the wife and daughter (12), were treated in the casualty ward on Sunday and then discharged, while their son, 10, was in the paediatric ward with lacerations.
Bechan said the wife's sister underwent surgery for a dislocated shoulder on Sunday.
"The family is stable but still in shock" said Bechan.
On Sunday police said the owner of the house, 72-year-old Alwyn Field, a widower, had been at a bowling club when the aircraft crashed into his lounge and dining room.
"His neighbours phoned to tell him what happened but he thought they were joking until he decided to return home to check," said Captain Gugu Sabela.