cherokee down

[bizzybody]

Anyone know the details ofthe Cherokee / Archer or whatever it was that went down ot YHOX today.?

Bizz

[walschaert valve]

yeah, i do. VH-RJZ - minor injuries, they were very, very lucky.

[Capt Fathom]

they were very, very lucky

Why were they lucky??

[walschaert valve]

because the aircraft is badly damaged and they weren't seriously hurt.

[TwoTango]

RJZ? That isn't a Hoxton Park resident is it?

I wonder if this will result in another round of YHOX bashing by the local Federal member, as occured when there was last an accident near the airfield (again involving a non-resident aircraft)?

[Wheeler]

"I wonder if this will result in another round of YHOX bashing by the local Federal member, as occured when there was last an accident near the airfield (again involving a non-resident aircraft)? '
Why would he bother now? - or is there some 'danger' the place might stay open?

[wheatbix]

picture here (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18082007001uq6.jpg)

[Critical Reynolds No]

Fark! Lucky. How did it end up there?

[Trojan1981]

Anyone know what happened?

[TwoTango]

Wheeler - last time she demanded it be shut immediately...

Apparently the aircraft had just been purchased, and was being ferried to YHOX. From what I have heard, they were landing, caught a gust, elected to go around, and stalled off the go around. The ATSB were poking around the wreckage on the weekend, so there may be a report which will shed some light a little later down the track.

Whatever happened, they were very lucky to walk out with only cuts and bruises.

[das Uber Soldat]

I was operating at the time of the incident and heard the relayed mayday call from the chopper in the circuit.

was a very, very windy and bumpy day.

Good to see they're ok. :)