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Desert Flower
6th Feb 2019, 01:32
Rumour has it that a C210 was badly damaged at Thistle Island yesterday when a possum caused the U/C to collapse on taxying. Prop/engine doors etc all stuffed. No word on damage to possum though.
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josephfeatherweight
6th Feb 2019, 01:42
Must've been a bloody big possum!
Desert Flower
6th Feb 2019, 02:16
Change of location - happened at Warooka. VH-BEH.
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Capt Fathom
6th Feb 2019, 03:42
Must've been a bloody big possum
Goes by the name 'Skippy'. :E
Desert Flower
6th Feb 2019, 04:26
Goes by the name 'Skippy'. :E
Yeah I'd say it was probably a small roo or wallaby.
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On eyre
6th Feb 2019, 05:18
Possible stowaway affecting nosegear on landing �� Stowaway possums have occurred before on Thistle Island and Kangaroo Island also for that matter.
cowl flaps
6th Feb 2019, 11:29
A bloody old C210 if it's got gear doors.
compressor stall
6th Feb 2019, 19:07
Poor bugger. It happens.
Somewhere in in the archives of the BBCis footage of me landing amd rolling out on a 210 and an agile wallaby trying to cut across in front and did its panic slide underneath behind the nose wheel.....
Desert Flower
6th Feb 2019, 19:58
A bloody old C210 if it's got gear doors.
C210M - first registered in 1979. I think I first saw it sometime in the early 90's.
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A bloody old C210 if it's got gear doors.
Probably referring to nose gear doors.
Baldnfat
8th Feb 2019, 22:29
Possible stowaway affecting nosegear on landing �� Stowaway possums have occurred before on Thistle Island and Kangaroo Island also for that matter.
After a bit of an incident on Thistle we occaisionally used to get the sheep dog to assist with the daily inspection of the Barons wheel wells.
I remember going out to turn on the runway lights one night and there was a possum hanging around a Partenavia in the parking bay. When spooked it actually tried to jump into the left engine cowling.
It had the misfortune to land virtually at the feet of the dog.