Forced Landing - Sorrento Vic. (Merged)
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Forced Landing - Sorrento Vic. (Merged)
ABC Radio is reporting a forced landing at Sorrento this afternoon at 2.30 pm. Four people on board all OK, apparently only minor injuries, walked away. Single engine aircraft type unknown.
Interpreting the eye witness account, and I'm speculating, it sounds as if there was trouble over the bay. The Pilot selected Sorrento Golf Course but didn't quite make it, taking the wings off on powerlines/poles short of the course and landing on the roadway and rolled. Wings apparently burned. Power off in Sorrento.
Congratulations to the pilot.........a good landing is when.......
Interpreting the eye witness account, and I'm speculating, it sounds as if there was trouble over the bay. The Pilot selected Sorrento Golf Course but didn't quite make it, taking the wings off on powerlines/poles short of the course and landing on the roadway and rolled. Wings apparently burned. Power off in Sorrento.
Congratulations to the pilot.........a good landing is when.......
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If you want to have a really good laugh check out the video on the link. Media at their best. Listen carefully.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22918747-2,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22918747-2,00.html
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.......phewwwwwwwwww.............lucky lot they are!..........having the wings ripped off may very have saved the hapless aviators lives, took some of the energy right out of the low wing "missled glider" ! Looked like a Piper, well did once, now looks like a torpedo !
Job well done Mr Pilot..................see the relentless training of eng failures pays off:-)
capt Wally :-)
Job well done Mr Pilot..................see the relentless training of eng failures pays off:-)
capt Wally :-)
When you live....
Wally - didn't you listen to the news report -
the wings weren't ripped off - "The pilot voluntarily dropped them because they contain lots of fuel and so most of the fuel was left behind - apparently these planes can do that"
Normally you can figure out what they're trying to say but this time....................?
Was also impressed that one of the passengers was unconcious when the plane 'landed' - he is one cool cat!
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the wings weren't ripped off - "The pilot voluntarily dropped them because they contain lots of fuel and so most of the fuel was left behind - apparently these planes can do that"
Normally you can figure out what they're trying to say but this time....................?
Was also impressed that one of the passengers was unconcious when the plane 'landed' - he is one cool cat!
UTR
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She said the plane, carrying two men and two women, was returning to Moorabbin from Anglesea as part of a birthday flight when the crash happened about 2.30pm.
"It was on its way back to Moorabbin when it lost power and it tried to get to the golf course," Senior Constable Stone said.
"It got to Hotham Road, 400 metres west of the roundabout at Melbourne Road."
The plane dropped its wings voluntarily, Senior Constable Stone said
"It was on its way back to Moorabbin when it lost power and it tried to get to the golf course," Senior Constable Stone said.
"It got to Hotham Road, 400 metres west of the roundabout at Melbourne Road."
The plane dropped its wings voluntarily, Senior Constable Stone said
The "plane" did all of that? Or the pilot of the "plane"??
The "plane" was on its way to Moorabin - just happened to have four POB.
And what does the "plane" dropping its wings mean, voluntarily or otherwise? Is that like Cunstable Stone dropping her daks??
Vic cops, especially the bints, should be kept away from the media and stick to what they're best at - shooting anyone who moves.
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It gets even better.
and
Please God don't ever let me touch that button by mistake...
My personal favourite, only because this apparently matters -
Love it. Just love it.
All from the Brisbane Times.com.au.
Police said the pilot was able to deliberately detach the wings from the fuselage as the plane, believed to be a Piper Warrior, crash-landed - significantly reducing the risk of fire because the wings carry the plane's fuel.
"The pilot voluntarily detached the plane's wings because they contained fuel,'' Snr Const West said.
Please God don't ever let me touch that button by mistake...
My personal favourite, only because this apparently matters -
He said the plane was flying in non-controlled airspace.
All from the Brisbane Times.com.au.
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This flying in 'UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE' looks bloody dangerous to moi!
Imagine, if the pilot had elected to fly in 'CONTROLLED' airspace, then the CONTROLLER IN MELBOURNE TOWER could have controlled him / it all the way to ML???
And, saved the wings......
Imagine, if the pilot had elected to fly in 'CONTROLLED' airspace, then the CONTROLLER IN MELBOURNE TOWER could have controlled him / it all the way to ML???
And, saved the wings......
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Sky News: "A single engine Cessna........."
VH-JDI
Manufacturer: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP
Model: PA-28-161
Serial number: 28-7816483
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 21 August 1991
VH-JDI
Manufacturer: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP
Model: PA-28-161
Serial number: 28-7816483
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 21 August 1991
OMG - this typifies so succinctly all that the great unwashed public know, or rather, spectacularly don't know, about light aircraft.
Tskkkkk - you guys - don't you know that Piper did offer a "Detach Wing" option on it's later models????
Honestly, I dread going to work tomorrow and fending off questions about this.........
Tskkkkk - you guys - don't you know that Piper did offer a "Detach Wing" option on it's later models????
Honestly, I dread going to work tomorrow and fending off questions about this.........
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don't you know that Piper did offer a "Detach Wing" option on it's later models????
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....whooooops soz 'underthe radar' I should have realised that the pilot deliberately dropped the wings off.............I guess when yr about to hit an obstruction there's little reason to have the wings on anyway!:-(
We pilots should enjoy the silly reporters reporting otherwise there would be little else to have a laugh about here.
So now tell me all you aviators out there, what does this pilot now put in his logbook as for place of landing?....................this ought to be good..............was nearly a par 4 ldg
Capt Wally
We pilots should enjoy the silly reporters reporting otherwise there would be little else to have a laugh about here.
So now tell me all you aviators out there, what does this pilot now put in his logbook as for place of landing?....................this ought to be good..............was nearly a par 4 ldg
Capt Wally
Sounds like Constable Stone was "stoned" or perhaps should be stoned by GA pilots!!
The PA-28/140 that I fly doesn't have the wing dropping fitted, must be a Piper optional extra.
Does that require a separate endorsement on your licence? Do you have demonstrate on your BFR?
The PA-28/140 that I fly doesn't have the wing dropping fitted, must be a Piper optional extra.
Does that require a separate endorsement on your licence? Do you have demonstrate on your BFR?
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What kind of halfwit morons do they employ to uphold the law in Victoria???
The "plane" did all of that? Or the pilot of the "plane"??
The "plane" was on its way to Moorabin - just happened to have four POB.
And what does the "plane" dropping its wings mean, voluntarily or otherwise? Is that like Cunstable Stone dropping her daks??
Vic cops, especially the bints, should be kept away from the media and stick to what they're best at - shooting anyone who moves.
The "plane" did all of that? Or the pilot of the "plane"??
The "plane" was on its way to Moorabin - just happened to have four POB.
And what does the "plane" dropping its wings mean, voluntarily or otherwise? Is that like Cunstable Stone dropping her daks??
Vic cops, especially the bints, should be kept away from the media and stick to what they're best at - shooting anyone who moves.
Since you know everything though, I'm sure you can tell us all about the Crimes Act Victoria 1958, Road Safety Act 1986, Summary Offences Act and all other manner of legislation that S/C Stone IS familiar with.
Get back in your box and blame the reporter for publishing that crap, not the police. Its not their job to tell the difference between a Cessna and a Piper at first glance, particulary when a reporter is hounding them for information.
On another note, if it is VH-JDI it belongs to the Peter Bini flying school.
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