Crash Landing in Cunnamulla - two hurt.
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Crash Landing in Cunnamulla - two hurt.
Two survive crash landing in Qld
From: AAP October 02, 2013 6:48AM
From: AAP October 02, 2013 6:48AM
TWO people have survived the crash landing of a light plane in outback Queensland after its engine failed. The plane landed heavily in a paddock near the Mitchell Highway, about 11km northwest of Cunnamulla, on Tuesday night.
The 29-year-old pilot suffered a broken nose, concussion and cuts, while a 30-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to the Cunnamulla Hospital for treatment.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
The 29-year-old pilot suffered a broken nose, concussion and cuts, while a 30-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to the Cunnamulla Hospital for treatment.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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If that was at night, not just at sunset, to put it down with almost no injury, is an impressive result. I hope the lady who had minor injuries had more minor than the pilot.
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Pair walk away from bush landing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Well done, that man - and it sounds like he needs to buy a Lotto ticket.
If the stated time of 20:30Hrs is correct, then that definitely makes it a crash landing in the proper dark - as well as in timbered country.
By my quick estimation, sunset around Cunnamulla is roughly 18:05Hrs and the end of nautical twilight is around a couple of minutes before 19:00Hrs.
Well done, that man - and it sounds like he needs to buy a Lotto ticket.
If the stated time of 20:30Hrs is correct, then that definitely makes it a crash landing in the proper dark - as well as in timbered country.
By my quick estimation, sunset around Cunnamulla is roughly 18:05Hrs and the end of nautical twilight is around a couple of minutes before 19:00Hrs.
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"I guess they were very lucky to land."
See 'jaba' how much more convincing do ya want buddy!
Dangerous things those SE toy planes:-)
I bet this guy thinks twice about flying at night again SE. There's a 'sign' here I reckon:-)
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Dangerous things those SE toy planes:-)
I bet this guy thinks twice about flying at night again SE. There's a 'sign' here I reckon:-)
Wmk2
Last Light YCMU Tues 1/10/13 - 0840Z.....
11km NW of Cunnamulla (town) would be almost (?) in the circuit area of YCMU....
EFATO..??
Good to have the 'minor injuries' in any case - especially on a dark night.
11km NW of Cunnamulla (town) would be almost (?) in the circuit area of YCMU....
EFATO..??
Good to have the 'minor injuries' in any case - especially on a dark night.
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Geez, TW, you know there's nothing worse than being stuck up there all night! 
Some coppers aren't exactly wordsmiths, when it comes to facing media questions.
He could have said (accompanied by a suitable sombre manner), "It was brought to our attention that a suspected attempted landing was being carried out in the dark. We investigated and found two individuals loitering in the area with a suspicious damaged aircraft in the vicinity. These two individuals appear to be suffering some kind of personal injuries. Further investigation is needed to clarify precisely what has occurred here. You can be assured, QLD Police have this matter firmly in hand, and no member of the public needs to become alarmed ... "
Some coppers aren't exactly wordsmiths, when it comes to facing media questions.
He could have said (accompanied by a suitable sombre manner), "It was brought to our attention that a suspected attempted landing was being carried out in the dark. We investigated and found two individuals loitering in the area with a suspicious damaged aircraft in the vicinity. These two individuals appear to be suffering some kind of personal injuries. Further investigation is needed to clarify precisely what has occurred here. You can be assured, QLD Police have this matter firmly in hand, and no member of the public needs to become alarmed ... "
I would have thought landing was inevitable?
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Unlike Wally, I don't have a major problem with SE night operations when necessary, but within reason and reasonably close to civilisation and available landing areas.
I would not include Cunnamulla as being "reasonably close to civilisation and available landing areas."
Talking of PC Plod's linguistic tallents - and I know this is thread drift - but at 8.45 am Tuesday 24 September, on the Landsborough Highway between Longreach and Winton, Sgt Plodd from Winton had cause to pull me over just as I passed a B Double with trailer (three trailer Road Train):
"Do you know what speed you were doing driver"?
"No idea, wasn't looking, but I'm sure you will tell me".
"134 kilometers per hour."
"I knew you were waiting for me so came as quick as I could."
On being presented with a yellow Infringement Notice for $366 and 4 points, I asked whether I'd get a discount because of my Senior's Card?
Actually, $366 is more than reasonable for four years of undetected crime!
There is something highly comical about a harmless grey nomad being pulled over on the Landsborough Highway, miles from civilisation, to be confronted by Sgt Plod in full riot gear, pistol, Tazer, Pepper Spray, batton, three pistol magazines, handcuffs, two way radio and a few other odds and ends, all attached to a flack jacket. I couldn't help myself:
"Have the grey nomads been parking illegally again or did I interupt your deployment to the front line in Afghanistan"?
Fortunately he had a sense of humour.
And if you drive out west, avoid Adavale as that cops books everything not screwed down. Local rumour tells me he even booked his own wife for driving without a seat belt.
Yep, country coppers can be something else.........
I would not include Cunnamulla as being "reasonably close to civilisation and available landing areas."
Talking of PC Plod's linguistic tallents - and I know this is thread drift - but at 8.45 am Tuesday 24 September, on the Landsborough Highway between Longreach and Winton, Sgt Plodd from Winton had cause to pull me over just as I passed a B Double with trailer (three trailer Road Train):
"Do you know what speed you were doing driver"?
"No idea, wasn't looking, but I'm sure you will tell me".
"134 kilometers per hour."
"I knew you were waiting for me so came as quick as I could."
On being presented with a yellow Infringement Notice for $366 and 4 points, I asked whether I'd get a discount because of my Senior's Card?
Actually, $366 is more than reasonable for four years of undetected crime!
There is something highly comical about a harmless grey nomad being pulled over on the Landsborough Highway, miles from civilisation, to be confronted by Sgt Plod in full riot gear, pistol, Tazer, Pepper Spray, batton, three pistol magazines, handcuffs, two way radio and a few other odds and ends, all attached to a flack jacket. I couldn't help myself:
"Have the grey nomads been parking illegally again or did I interupt your deployment to the front line in Afghanistan"?
Fortunately he had a sense of humour.
And if you drive out west, avoid Adavale as that cops books everything not screwed down. Local rumour tells me he even booked his own wife for driving without a seat belt.
Yep, country coppers can be something else.........
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There is something highly comical about a harmless grey nomad being pulled over on the Landsborough Highway, miles from civilisation, to be confronted by Sgt Plod in full riot gear, pistol, Tazer, Pepper Spray, batton, three pistol magazines, handcuffs, two way radio and a few other odds and ends, all attached to a flack jacket. I couldn't help myself:
"Have the grey nomads been parking illegally again or did I interupt your deployment to the front line in Afghanistan"?
"Have the grey nomads been parking illegally again or did I interupt your deployment to the front line in Afghanistan"?
In fact, it's SOP to have two officers in every car on lonely country patrols in W.A. now, such is their concern about the violent hoods that tend to flit across the country when they have an urgent need to "be elsewhere".
Fugitive's cross-country dash ends in death - National - theage.com.au
The World Today - Vic Police under fire over suspect alert
'taily' it's all about choice, I now chose not to fly SE especially at night or in IMC (same thing really). My life to me ( & to my ex...bitch!) is far more important than some misguided feeling I might randomly have of believing flying in a SE under the above conditions is safe/fun!
'Jaba' is a good Eg & I actually like the guy mainly 'cause he's smart in other area's!
Wmk2
p.s....btw 'taily' you might want to be careful of yr postings here (even if they are amusing to read) as they are off topic (as you mention actually) but you already know that as yr partner in crime 'Tid' is out to get those that do so & break all sorts of awful sinful laws of fun on PPrune...see the other thread about QF's little adventure over the GAB:-)
'Jaba' is a good Eg & I actually like the guy mainly 'cause he's smart in other area's!
Wmk2
p.s....btw 'taily' you might want to be careful of yr postings here (even if they are amusing to read) as they are off topic (as you mention actually) but you already know that as yr partner in crime 'Tid' is out to get those that do so & break all sorts of awful sinful laws of fun on PPrune
...see the other thread about QF's little adventure over the GAB:-)
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Onetrack, even in Texas where 80% of vehicles carry a loaded gun, the cops operate alone in their "cruisers" with only a pistol and handcuffs. None of the other paraphenalia.
Wally, you have peace at last. I am banning myself for seven days for thread drift!
Wally, you have peace at last. I am banning myself for seven days for thread drift!
..........Jesus 'taily' don't start that sort of thing will ya we poor mortal PPruner's will think you guys are human after all!
I'll await outside yr place of self incarceration with a repentant Choir singing...... 'all is 4given'.........:-):-)
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I'll await outside yr place of self incarceration with a repentant Choir singing...... 'all is 4given'.........
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Hmmm... with all them islamic nutter gangs roaming Oz i reckon if them traffic police want to dress like judge dredd, let em..
From 2010, USA...
"...traffic-related incidents remained the number one cause of death among the nation's law enforcement officers for the 13th consecutive year. Seventy-three officers have been killed in traffic-related incidents this year, compared with 51 in 2009... ...During the past year, 18 officers were killed in Texas, the highest in any state..."
Line-of-duty deaths among police officers go up - CNN.com
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From 2010, USA...
"...traffic-related incidents remained the number one cause of death among the nation's law enforcement officers for the 13th consecutive year. Seventy-three officers have been killed in traffic-related incidents this year, compared with 51 in 2009... ...During the past year, 18 officers were killed in Texas, the highest in any state..."
Line-of-duty deaths among police officers go up - CNN.com
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Taily me old.. you are a bit behind the times when it comes to the Constabulary (is that a word?) west of the FIFO capital.
I shall attempt to bring you up to speed
"The Adavale Copper" of which you speak, was relocated to Wyandra several years ago after some angst. Chris, his replacement at Adavale is one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet, (however you would not want to get on the wrong side of him as he has several amateur boxing titles to his name).
Never the less, the infamous old Adavale copper, (who is now in Wyandra) is still referred to as "The Adavale Copper". Got it?.
I personally find him no trouble at all, and quite pleasant and helpful. Others, who do dodgy ****e (like speed dangerously past triple road trains in Jaguars) however, have run foul of the man on occasion and contributed to his notoriety (including his wife I believe).
I can relate a story regarding "The Adavale Copper" that I find amusing.
A good mate flew for the RFDS here for many years, and eventually got transferred to the Cairns base. Not long after he got posted to Cairns, he was called out to a motorcycle accident up the Cape, where a rider had gone for a trip over the handlebars and hurt himself. Upon landing at the retrieval point, my mate was giving the flight nurse a hand by collecting the patients particulars. The conversation went like this:
My mate: "what's your home address?"
patient: "you won't know where it is! It's one of the smallest towns in Australia with a population of just 6, called Adavale".
My mate: " yeah I know where it is all right.. I must have caught a thousand yellow belly fish in the Blackwater Creek over the years. They reckon that there is a C**t of a copper there now though."
Patient: (looking thoroughly delighted) "That would be me!"
Back to the Cunnamulla incident. It's probably one of the best places to be if you are are going to have an engine failure at night ( in either single or twin). The country is very open and flat. Great to see that everyone walked away. I try and keep out of the NVFR debate with the pontificating experts on here. I have nearly 400 hours of NVFR in a single mostly in arguably the blackest of black hole country, and I ain't dead yet. I try to avoid flying at night if I can, same as I avoid driving at night if I can, as the risks are greater. I keep myself and the aircraft current, and it's seems to work out OK.
I shall attempt to bring you up to speed
"The Adavale Copper" of which you speak, was relocated to Wyandra several years ago after some angst. Chris, his replacement at Adavale is one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet, (however you would not want to get on the wrong side of him as he has several amateur boxing titles to his name).
Never the less, the infamous old Adavale copper, (who is now in Wyandra) is still referred to as "The Adavale Copper". Got it?.
I personally find him no trouble at all, and quite pleasant and helpful. Others, who do dodgy ****e (like speed dangerously past triple road trains in Jaguars) however, have run foul of the man on occasion and contributed to his notoriety (including his wife I believe).
I can relate a story regarding "The Adavale Copper" that I find amusing.
A good mate flew for the RFDS here for many years, and eventually got transferred to the Cairns base. Not long after he got posted to Cairns, he was called out to a motorcycle accident up the Cape, where a rider had gone for a trip over the handlebars and hurt himself. Upon landing at the retrieval point, my mate was giving the flight nurse a hand by collecting the patients particulars. The conversation went like this:
My mate: "what's your home address?"
patient: "you won't know where it is! It's one of the smallest towns in Australia with a population of just 6, called Adavale".
My mate: " yeah I know where it is all right.. I must have caught a thousand yellow belly fish in the Blackwater Creek over the years. They reckon that there is a C**t of a copper there now though."
Patient: (looking thoroughly delighted) "That would be me!"
Back to the Cunnamulla incident. It's probably one of the best places to be if you are are going to have an engine failure at night ( in either single or twin). The country is very open and flat. Great to see that everyone walked away. I try and keep out of the NVFR debate with the pontificating experts on here. I have nearly 400 hours of NVFR in a single mostly in arguably the blackest of black hole country, and I ain't dead yet. I try to avoid flying at night if I can, same as I avoid driving at night if I can, as the risks are greater. I keep myself and the aircraft current, and it's seems to work out OK.
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I have nearly 400 hours of NVFR in a single mostly in arguably the blackest of black hole country, and I ain't dead yet. I try to avoid flying at night if I can, same as I avoid driving at night if I can, as the risks are greater. I keep myself and the aircraft current, and it's seems to work out OK.
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That's not thread drift! I kin show you some thread drift- hey Beachie, how did the enduro go? Was heading out to it when a local offered me access to his property north of CV so went there and killed stuff instead. Trust you enjoyed the TL trip too?
Back to SE prang at CMU - then a SE aircraft went and picked them up in the middle of the night to take them to the big smoke hospital!
Back to SE prang at CMU - then a SE aircraft went and picked them up in the middle of the night to take them to the big smoke hospital!
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Back to SE prang at CMU - then a SE aircraft went and picked them up in the middle of the night to take them to the big smoke hospital!
We both know 'jaba' that the RFDS are not too bright up that way flying PC's but hey when yr all busted up from a SE prang then I guess not much else matters & yr luck is on a high, besides I think lying there on that stretcher saying hey I don't wanna go to hossy in a SE plane as I have just crashed one would be called as the ultimate ironical comment!
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