Tiger Moth prangs in CT
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Plane crashes in Durbanville
Cape Town - A pilot and her passenger were in a stable condition in hospital after their light aircraft crashed in Durbanville, Cape Town, on Sunday. Police spokesperson superintendent Debbie Pheiffer said the female pilot, 60, struck electricity lines near the airfield which caused her plane to crash. The pilot sustained an injury to her face while her male passenger, 57, suffered injuries to his lower back. They were taken to the Durbanville Medi-Clinic.
Cape Town - A pilot and her passenger were in a stable condition in hospital after their light aircraft crashed in Durbanville, Cape Town, on Sunday. Police spokesperson superintendent Debbie Pheiffer said the female pilot, 60, struck electricity lines near the airfield which caused her plane to crash. The pilot sustained an injury to her face while her male passenger, 57, suffered injuries to his lower back. They were taken to the Durbanville Medi-Clinic.
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Lucky to be alive indeed.
One can see the power lines in the beckground.
WX not very good here today. In fact raining right now and low cloud around ...
One can see the power lines in the beckground.
WX not very good here today. In fact raining right now and low cloud around ...
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I agree with Guns on that. I thought Power lines were only out to get helicopters.
As has been mentioned here before, accidents have a long chain of "had I done that this would not have happened". Weather is always the last link to break.
As has been mentioned here before, accidents have a long chain of "had I done that this would not have happened". Weather is always the last link to break.
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Very sad, but also very happy... ZS-DEC was a nice example of my dream aircraft - one with little electrical things where pilots are pilots - yet very happy the crew survived.Happy recoveries and many landings again!!!
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ZS-DEC, yip a nice old timer.
Done some work on her (the plane) a year or so ago. One of the old ones that was looked a great deal after. And was great to fly in it
If it was the owner pilot that crashed "Pat" a speedy recovery.
And hope to see you soon with your plane in the ski again
All the best!
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Here's the latest:
Speculative, I know, but it seems as if the "old" and "bold" lines on her graph finally met.
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Pilot 'lucky to be alive'
A well-known Cape pilot and her co-pilot narrowly escaped death after their Tigermoth aircraft had crashed on the farm Groot Phesantekraal outside Durbanville on Sunday. Pat Evans, 60, and Rene Theron, 57, both from Kommetjie, were admitted to Durbanville Medi-Clinic with slight injuries. Pietro Guerrini, Evans's cousin, said he couldn't believe his aunt had crashed her Tigermoth. She had been flying for the past 20 years and had logged thousands of flight hours. He said she was one of the most careful and safe pilots he knew and this was her first flight accident. "I'm just glad Pat and Rene are safe. Pat suffered a blow to her right cheek and Rene suffered slight injuries to her lower back." He said he had often flown with Evans, who was a brilliant pilot and flight instructor. "She said she didn't know exactly what had happened. She was on her way to the annual air show of the Tygerberg model airplane club outside Durbanville. She was planning to do a few aerobatics to entertain the crowd.
"People said she wanted to fly underneath a powerline but instead hit it. I can't believe she'd have attempted to do that," Guerrini said. A witness, Hendre van Rensburg, 15, said he and a friend Stephen Maritz, 15, saw the accident. They were selling tickets at the airshow. "We saw the Tigermoth coming in low. The plane's tail touched the powerline and the nose hit the ground before the plane tilted back and landed on its belly." Jason Dawson, a photographer for SA Model Flying and a trained paramedic, was one of the first people at the accident site. He said the women were lucky to be alive. An old friend and co-pilot, who didn't want to be named, said Evans was well-known for her high safety standards. He believed it was a freak accident. "Fortunately the Tigermoth can fly only about 60 miles an hour. If it had gone any faster, they might both have been dead." The Civil Aviation Association will release its findings about the accident later this week.
A well-known Cape pilot and her co-pilot narrowly escaped death after their Tigermoth aircraft had crashed on the farm Groot Phesantekraal outside Durbanville on Sunday. Pat Evans, 60, and Rene Theron, 57, both from Kommetjie, were admitted to Durbanville Medi-Clinic with slight injuries. Pietro Guerrini, Evans's cousin, said he couldn't believe his aunt had crashed her Tigermoth. She had been flying for the past 20 years and had logged thousands of flight hours. He said she was one of the most careful and safe pilots he knew and this was her first flight accident. "I'm just glad Pat and Rene are safe. Pat suffered a blow to her right cheek and Rene suffered slight injuries to her lower back." He said he had often flown with Evans, who was a brilliant pilot and flight instructor. "She said she didn't know exactly what had happened. She was on her way to the annual air show of the Tygerberg model airplane club outside Durbanville. She was planning to do a few aerobatics to entertain the crowd.
"People said she wanted to fly underneath a powerline but instead hit it. I can't believe she'd have attempted to do that," Guerrini said. A witness, Hendre van Rensburg, 15, said he and a friend Stephen Maritz, 15, saw the accident. They were selling tickets at the airshow. "We saw the Tigermoth coming in low. The plane's tail touched the powerline and the nose hit the ground before the plane tilted back and landed on its belly." Jason Dawson, a photographer for SA Model Flying and a trained paramedic, was one of the first people at the accident site. He said the women were lucky to be alive. An old friend and co-pilot, who didn't want to be named, said Evans was well-known for her high safety standards. He believed it was a freak accident. "Fortunately the Tigermoth can fly only about 60 miles an hour. If it had gone any faster, they might both have been dead." The Civil Aviation Association will release its findings about the accident later this week.
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So, ammendment to the last:
"You get old pilot's......and lucky ones.....now with a lot more experience"
I know....hat, coat....door....(after-all, some-one gusting 60 is still spring-chicken, hey Gunns?)
(note three)
"You get old pilot's......and lucky ones.....now with a lot more experience"
I know....hat, coat....door....(after-all, some-one gusting 60 is still spring-chicken, hey Gunns?)
(note three)
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She had been flying for the past 20 years and had logged thousands of flight hours. He said she was one of the most careful and safe pilots he knew and this was her first flight accident.
People said she wanted to fly underneath a powerline but instead hit it.
The long chain.............break it and you fly again tomorrow.
'Tiger Moth crashes Due Electrical Problem'
I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but as a second post on this matter I hope other Pilots read that as a Helicopter Pilot for over 35 years I have lost many friends to these thin pieces of steel. Its a serious issue in the Helicopter world. We have to cross wires low sometimes as its the nature of the job. Another thing that some dont know is its taught to cross at the poles because the guy wires stretch much tighter than the conduit wires and are not as visible.
For Fixed Wing people this should be a no brainer, obviously this thread says, "we want to fly low also"
In this case they were very lucky, the drop alone from wires is a killer, if you dont fry before hand.
Be safe out there and take that extra 100' on the altimeter when your feeling like smelling the Roses.
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Linky To Video...
Like "Oh my God - powerlines !! "
Pulll - too late.
Damn a full 360 - they are lucky
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Lucky ladies...
Reminds me of my own meeting once with powerlines in a C150 in Outshoorn.... Got away with just scratches... only recoverable part of the plane was the engine....
Keep it safe guys and gals.
Frenchy
Reminds me of my own meeting once with powerlines in a C150 in Outshoorn.... Got away with just scratches... only recoverable part of the plane was the engine....
Keep it safe guys and gals.
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DH 82A on the licence !
I note the following and comment :
“He said she was one of the most careful and safe pilots he knew and this was her first flight accident. …”
Clearly, she was completely unaware of the nasty electrical lines she flew into. Had they been erected quite recently then ?
I would like to know who are the other “most careful and safe pilots” Pietro knows ? Just in case.
“She was on her way to the annual air show … She was planning to do a few aerobatics to entertain the crowd.”
So the aerobatics had been rehearsed and cleared by the safety co-ordinator ?
And then, from “An old friend and co-pilot, who didn't want to be named” :
Evans was well-known for her high safety standards … He believed it was a freak accident.
What exactly is a freak accident ?
And then this beauty : “"Fortunately the Tiger Moth can fly only about 60 miles an hour. If it had gone any faster, they might both have been dead."
I need to know more about this theory.
What a waste of a lovely aeroplane.
old Tiger driver.
PS I loved the “electrical problem”
“He said she was one of the most careful and safe pilots he knew and this was her first flight accident. …”
Clearly, she was completely unaware of the nasty electrical lines she flew into. Had they been erected quite recently then ?
I would like to know who are the other “most careful and safe pilots” Pietro knows ? Just in case.
“She was on her way to the annual air show … She was planning to do a few aerobatics to entertain the crowd.”
So the aerobatics had been rehearsed and cleared by the safety co-ordinator ?
And then, from “An old friend and co-pilot, who didn't want to be named” :
Evans was well-known for her high safety standards … He believed it was a freak accident.
What exactly is a freak accident ?
And then this beauty : “"Fortunately the Tiger Moth can fly only about 60 miles an hour. If it had gone any faster, they might both have been dead."
I need to know more about this theory.
What a waste of a lovely aeroplane.
old Tiger driver.
PS I loved the “electrical problem”
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Ou Trek Donkie,Maybe you should take your Old Donkie ane get over the river and stay there!
The Tiger was on its way to a Model Air Show. For who do not know, radio controlled air craft. So for us who like to have a hobby, also nice to look at some of the Real Old ones in the sky.
And if you do not know the people, why make statements.
Are you in aviation at all? You want to tell me you have never made a mistake?
I know Pat Evens personaly, and she is one of the safest pilots. What ever happened, it happened! Just luck they are still here to tell the story.So take your theories and get back over the Zimbezi, with your
donkie and all!
Pat hope you and your friend have a speedy recovery! And hope to see you up there again.
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So now a deliberate illegal act is an "accident"? Purleeze!
No, the only fortunately thing about this is that no-one on the ground was killed.
The only innocent party was the aircraft itself. As ATD says, " what a waste of a lovely aircraft".
No, the only fortunately thing about this is that no-one on the ground was killed.
The only innocent party was the aircraft itself. As ATD says, " what a waste of a lovely aircraft".
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Propspanner, jungleboys......bandwidth please!
To any AVIATOR this is a clear case of how an accident is about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, doing something VERY illegal. The details of how to avoid that scenario is contained in "Airlaw for Dummies 101 - Made EASY"!
You can either subscribe to it, and other similar worthwhile readables, or not, it's your choice. I smell expired membership here.
Why is it that basics of accident - recommodation - accident - noncomplyment needs to be explained to FELLOW PPRUNERS?
Methinks some chaps and gals is taking up bandwidth and space in an area where they are out of their depth - which is then followed by a AVIATION PROFESSIONAL explaining some unclarity on the rumour network. Go talk k k somewhere else!
SAFETY is not a rumour! Methinks the donkie's kick will be harder!
To any AVIATOR this is a clear case of how an accident is about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, doing something VERY illegal. The details of how to avoid that scenario is contained in "Airlaw for Dummies 101 - Made EASY"!
You can either subscribe to it, and other similar worthwhile readables, or not, it's your choice. I smell expired membership here.
Why is it that basics of accident - recommodation - accident - noncomplyment needs to be explained to FELLOW PPRUNERS?
Methinks some chaps and gals is taking up bandwidth and space in an area where they are out of their depth - which is then followed by a AVIATION PROFESSIONAL explaining some unclarity on the rumour network. Go talk k
k somewhere else!SAFETY is not a rumour! Methinks the donkie's kick will be harder!
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Wow, you guys are getting into a 1000KW frenzy. Under or over, intentionally or otherwise, wires continue to kill.
Mystic, Safety 101 for Dummies includes a very good bit about nature. It states that natural things do not occur in a regular order (trees, hills, rivers etc.). However man-made things mostly do, like powerlines. The moral of the low-level learning is don't try to spot thin almost invisible wires; instead scan for equally spaced and more visible things like poles.
This lesson, when applied, has saved and will continue to save lives.
Mystic, Safety 101 for Dummies includes a very good bit about nature. It states that natural things do not occur in a regular order (trees, hills, rivers etc.). However man-made things mostly do, like powerlines. The moral of the low-level learning is don't try to spot thin almost invisible wires; instead scan for equally spaced and more visible things like poles.
This lesson, when applied, has saved and will continue to save lives.
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Ja, ja I know,
From the 101 on avoiding powerlines in respect of a beat-up for model flyers, that went tit's up...
Rule #1 states: "Beplanning voorkom Spanning!"
Shocking stuff indeed in there, news to some
From the 101 on avoiding powerlines in respect of a beat-up for model flyers, that went tit's up...
Rule #1 states: "Beplanning voorkom Spanning!"
Shocking stuff indeed in there, news to some