Golf course landing
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Golf course landing
From the Australian
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A CESSNA aircraft has made an emergency landing on a fairway at a golf course in Melbourne's southeast.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman Trevor Woodward said the plane suffered engine failure and landed on the 12th fairway of the Capital Golf Course in Moorabbin about 12.20pm (AEST).
The golf course is opposite Moorabbin airport.
"Everything has happened very quickly," he said.
Two people on board the plane were uninjured and were checked by ambulance officers, Mr Woodward said.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman Trevor Woodward said the plane suffered engine failure and landed on the 12th fairway of the Capital Golf Course in Moorabbin about 12.20pm (AEST).
The golf course is opposite Moorabbin airport.
"Everything has happened very quickly," he said.
Two people on board the plane were uninjured and were checked by ambulance officers, Mr Woodward said.
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Just been over the top. From above there is no eveidence of damage at all. The plane looks like it is merely parked out of the way. What ever caused it to end up there it looks like someone has done a nice job of getting it down in one piece.
With the water in Melb restrictions at the moment I'd had to pay for the damage that it might have done to the fairway or green... especially if that golf-course is the Crown Casino one!
Apparently it got flown out later in the day... me smell a rat. How did it have an engine failure then fly out again? Then the news said that it was the second time that that particular aircraft has had a forced landing there... sounds a little odd. I know it can be expensive to get into that golf course but that is going a little too far.
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Well done
No matter what the cause, pilot must be congratulated on a great forced landing. It doesn't matter how often you practise them, a real one (I imagine) must really be scarey. Well done to the pilot. Of course if it is fuel management problem.....
Singles are not allowed to do practice EFATO's at YMMB nor YMEN for that matter. I haven't heard it was a fuel problem, I suppose there are a few problems that could result in the aircraft being able to be flown out a matter of hours later, fuel being the first that pops into mind, but that doesn't discount others.
I can't think of any right now but I prefer to give the benieft of the doubt in the first instance
I can't think of any right now but I prefer to give the benieft of the doubt in the first instance
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It would be a great pity if the reason for the forced landing was hushed up. Often there is great value for pilots who fly that type of aircraft to get accurate feed-back which in turn enhances their safety awareness and that these unfortunate events can really happen to them too, and not always to the other fellow.
If this incident was a fuel exhaustion event, then did the instructor/student pilot rely primarily on fuel gauge readings before accepting the aircraft? We all know the poor serviceability of the fuel gauges on old aircraft. Were the fuel tanks dipped before departure and a fuel log kept? Was the fuel strainer thoroughly checked for water and sediment by inspecting the fuel in a clear glass container instead of just a cursory pull of the cable letting the fuel pour on the tarmac with no hope of checking for contaminent? Had the mixture been in rich for all its flying that day thus significantly increasing its planned fuel consumption?
Were the crew aware of the unsuable fuel in the Cessna 150/152 of 1.5 USG when operating towards the end of the endurance?
Of course the reason for the forced landing may not be a fuel problem. It could be many things. Certainly the forced landing appears to have been well executed. A lot of good can be gained by the pilot community in discussing these things on Pprune but it certainly helps to know what really happened.
If this incident was a fuel exhaustion event, then did the instructor/student pilot rely primarily on fuel gauge readings before accepting the aircraft? We all know the poor serviceability of the fuel gauges on old aircraft. Were the fuel tanks dipped before departure and a fuel log kept? Was the fuel strainer thoroughly checked for water and sediment by inspecting the fuel in a clear glass container instead of just a cursory pull of the cable letting the fuel pour on the tarmac with no hope of checking for contaminent? Had the mixture been in rich for all its flying that day thus significantly increasing its planned fuel consumption?
Were the crew aware of the unsuable fuel in the Cessna 150/152 of 1.5 USG when operating towards the end of the endurance?
Of course the reason for the forced landing may not be a fuel problem. It could be many things. Certainly the forced landing appears to have been well executed. A lot of good can be gained by the pilot community in discussing these things on Pprune but it certainly helps to know what really happened.
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hey, didn't a twin conduct a forced landing there a few years back? gees, you'd have to be pretty unlucky to have a double engine failure at the same time, i reckon
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Yeah, VH-JON, Semenhole.
hey, didn't a twin conduct a forced landing there a few years back? gees, you'd have to be pretty unlucky to have a double engine failure at the same time, i reckon
UnquoteYeah, VH-JON, Semenhole.
I noted on the vision shown by Channel Nine (still the one? Only if you like watching **** on free to air TV) that someone was peering into the fuel tanks. It flew out a short time later.
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A37575,
after reading your kinda weird post on this thread I had a look at all the other threads you've started cause I was wondering if you are a journo.End result....I'm still not sure, are you a journo?
Sorry for thread creep.
after reading your kinda weird post on this thread I had a look at all the other threads you've started cause I was wondering if you are a journo.End result....I'm still not sure, are you a journo?
Sorry for thread creep.
