Light plane lands in lake at Sydney's Liverpool Golf Club
 

Light plane lands in lake at Sydney's Liverpool Golf Club

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Emergency crews are responding after the aircraft crashed in the water near the 10th hole at Liverpool Golf Course at Lansvale just before 1.50pm on Thursday.

No one is believed to have been injured in the incident.

The golf course is a short distance from Bankstown Airport.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/light-plan...21-gqaog3.html

"Ultralight" and "motor failure". As usual, that's some fine reporting......

Piper Warrior?

Engine Failure.

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Hole in one! :ok:

Liverpool 10th hole - 355 m par 4.
Bloody good effort to make the water off the tee.
Well done that man. :ok:
Or was it Ladies Day today?

Tail Wheel,

Not a "hole in one", but "one in a hole........"

Yer a cheeky bugger, Trent.

I have a friend in the upholstery detailing business out Bankstown way.
Shouldn't be too costly, because the fabric had been soaked immediately after the event.

Anyway, how does one 'land' in a lake?
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Identified

Engine failure and forced landing involving Piper PA-28, VH-TAK, 3 km NW of Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, 21 July 2016

Investigation: AO-2016-082 - Engine failure and forced landing involving Piper PA-28, VH-TAK, 3 km NW of Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, 21 July 2016

Not many places to go when the noise stops on upwind runway 29. Well done to the pilot.

Piper swims near Bankstown.
 

On the TV news tonight. All got out ok. :-)
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...4b50d84d582240
EFATO

Seem to recall a DC3 in the water hazard at the Golf Links E of Syd A/P

years ago! :ouch:

looks like he was about to burn into his 45 mins reserve, so, shut down to prevent becoming a criminal. :}

Didn't know that a warrior was an ultralight :rolleyes:

Investigation: AO-2016-082 - Engine failure and forced landing involving Piper PA-28, VH-TAK, 3 km NW of Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, 21 July 2016

Do well to get a par from there after a drop outta the hazard. :cool:

Red pegs - Lateral Water Hazard
Ah, 'tis but a chip and a putt from there.
Has Jonesy been making you take it all the way back?

Have some great shots from the other side of the lake but the site won't let me upload - not a lot of places to set down & a better outcome than attempting to turn back

that said the golf cliché count is up...
birdie... not quite an eagle....take (another) drop.....under par.....

AT
:E

Fantastic effort. I am always hesitant about flying to Bankstown, as there are so few good options for a forced landing, particularly in the VFR lane North.

Well mate, if it wasn't a Cessna and it wasn't big enough to be a Boeing, it had to be an ultralight .. OK?

Now how did I forget that? :confused:

Looking at that report, I was gratified to be reminded of the ATSB's thoroughness.
After reporting that the cause of the unscheduled alighting was due to 'engine failure', it concludes with ..
"As part of the investigation, the pilot will be interviewed".
Right!