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Plane crash lands in Sydney park
Sounds like a well executed forced landing in the middle of urban sprawl, to me. Good work 
A man, a woman and a dog escaped serious injury when their single-engine plane made a crash landing and flipped on to its roof in a suburban park in Sydney's west. The plane landed in Brenan Park, Smithfield, about 12.30pm, bringing down power lines and blocking traffic on Brenan Street, police said.
A man and a woman, aged in their late 20s or early 30s, were on board with their dog.
Police said the aircraft was extensively damaged but the occupants escaped with minor injuries.
A man and a woman, aged in their late 20s or early 30s, were on board with their dog.
Police said the aircraft was extensively damaged but the occupants escaped with minor injuries.
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TV showed a cherokee upside down on a suburban road with most of one wing missing. Overhead powerlines should be progressively replaced with underground. [more for storms, fires and car damage than aircraft though!
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I wonder if the pilot was trying for Brenan Park, which is across the road from the crash site depicted on this ABC News article. It looks a lot more attractive for a forced landing than Brenan St!!
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Every news report I have seen has made mention of the dog.
Thank god the dog survived unscathed. Even had footage of the women carrying the dog after the accident.
Great journalism. Still, the missed out the "I heard a bang, I thought it would land on top of me" from someone who turned up later.
But seriously, well done to the pilot for getting it down safely. Great job.
Thank god the dog survived unscathed. Even had footage of the women carrying the dog after the accident.
Great journalism. Still, the missed out the "I heard a bang, I thought it would land on top of me" from someone who turned up later.
But seriously, well done to the pilot for getting it down safely. Great job.
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C'mon PPruners - lift your game - close to 8 hours since this prang and the final report with ALL the justifications isn't posted - Keerist - there is a standard to be upheld !!!
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close to 8 hours since this prang and the final report with ALL the justifications isn't posted
Please note that the following report is not from eyewitness accounts, the pilot has not been interviewed nor has the wreckage and aircraft components been examined by any professional with expertise in the area of accident investigation.
The aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure shortly after entering cloud. Carby ice then formed reducing power further until fuel exhaustion finally stopped the engine. The plane then impacted the ground whilst trying to turn through 360 degree's and glide back to the departure aerodrome.
Have i forgotten anything?
If not, next case.
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"I heard a bang, I thought it would land on top of me" from someone who turned up later.
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Just saw the video on Ch10 news, funny, no fuel, and no foam over the wreckage. flight originated in Ballina. whats the range of a loaded Cherokee from Ballina into a 10 kt headwind up the coast?
witness on the ground stated he was a pilot and in the air at the time and heard his mayday call. "he said mayday, and i dont know where i can land" funny how he didnt have a pilots "uniform" on as most from bankstown do, why would you land and come back to the crash scene? if you could find it?
on a positive side, made a successful forced landing in a built up area! with a healthy serving of luck re powerlines and trees.
witness on the ground stated he was a pilot and in the air at the time and heard his mayday call. "he said mayday, and i dont know where i can land" funny how he didnt have a pilots "uniform" on as most from bankstown do, why would you land and come back to the crash scene? if you could find it?
on a positive side, made a successful forced landing in a built up area!
with a healthy serving of luck re powerlines and trees.
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Surely someone must be able to post some METARs?
Reminds me of the urban legend story of a fire chief (in the US of course), commenting about a plane wreckage (unburnt, all walked away) in the background. His comments were along the lines of 'good thing there was no fuel on board, otherwise there might have been a fire'.
Wood/trees/forrests!
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Reminds me of the urban legend story of a fire chief (in the US of course), commenting about a plane wreckage (unburnt, all walked away) in the background. His comments were along the lines of 'good thing there was no fuel on board, otherwise there might have been a fire'.
Wood/trees/forrests!
UTR
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What? No chick chick BOOM girl?
But as I said before. Well done to the pilot for getting it down without injuries. This has been a sad week in aviation in oz.
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Go there and choose YSBK tower then 0130-0200Z
Just before the crash he made a right-hand orbit at PSP for spacing.
Go there and choose YSBK tower then 0130-0200Z
Just before the crash he made a right-hand orbit at PSP for spacing.
VH-NRF - a fitting end to a complete heap of sh*t.
Even with fuel on board, that thing was a poor performer. To call it "anaemic" would be an insult to decent haemophiliacs everywhere
What sort of dog was it
Even with fuel on board, that thing was a poor performer. To call it "anaemic" would be an insult to decent haemophiliacs everywhere
What sort of dog was it
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ATC - ADC .. cool, calm, collected ... 20/10
ACFT - NYJ .. cool, calm, collected ... 20/10
Bravo gents!!!
Finest tradition ... both sides of the ether!
ACFT - NYJ .. cool, calm, collected ... 20/10
Bravo gents!!!
Finest tradition ... both sides of the ether!
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Wings ripped apart and no sign of any fuel spill. Hmmm
Sounds suspiciously like a great deal of unprofessionalism here... and a large dose of exceptionally good luck.
If I was that couple, I'd currently be out buying all the Lotto tickets I could lay my hands on. They're unlikely to escape a forced landing amongst powerlines, streets and houses, that easily again.
Horatio - Reports are, that it was a poodle.
Sounds like a well executed forced landing in the middle of urban sprawl, to me. Good work
I'm amazed they walked away. Most upside-down light aircraft end up with headless pilot and pax.
Plane crashes on Sydney street - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)