MERGED: Tyabb Incident 27-04-14
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MERGED: Tyabb Incident 27-04-14
Rumours in of something happening at Tyabb, reports of one fatality and small child in critical condition. Anyone know more? Very sad news
Plane crash at Tyabb
One dead in crash at Tyabb....Breaking News from Tyabb, south of Melbourne - a light plane has come down. One person dead. Details on Sky News in a moment @skynewsaust : AhronYoung
Just mentioned on Ch 7 news.
Just mentioned on Ch 7 news.
A small plane has crashed south of Melbourne, killing a man and injuring a young child.
Police and paramedics were called around 5.25pm on Sunday on reports of an aircraft incident on Seaview Road in Tyabb, not far from a local airport.
One man died at the scene while a little girl has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, a police spokeswoman said.
There are unconfirmed reports the light plane either clipped or struck a house when it came down in the area.
A woman who answered the phone at Peninsula Aero Club, which operates out of Tyabb Airport, said she was not aware of what had happened and the club was still trying to get more details.
Firefighters have been called in to help, but the crash did not spark a fire, a CFA spokeswoman said.
Read more: One dead in Tyabb plane crash
Police and paramedics were called around 5.25pm on Sunday on reports of an aircraft incident on Seaview Road in Tyabb, not far from a local airport.
One man died at the scene while a little girl has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, a police spokeswoman said.
There are unconfirmed reports the light plane either clipped or struck a house when it came down in the area.
A woman who answered the phone at Peninsula Aero Club, which operates out of Tyabb Airport, said she was not aware of what had happened and the club was still trying to get more details.
Firefighters have been called in to help, but the crash did not spark a fire, a CFA spokeswoman said.
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A small plane has crashed south of Melbourne, killing a man and injuring a young child.
Police and paramedics were called around 5.25pm on Sunday on reports of an aircraft incident on Seaview Road in Tyabb, not far from a local airport.
One man died at the scene while a little girl has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, a police spokeswoman said.
There are unconfirmed reports the light plane either clipped or struck a house when it came down in the area.
A woman who answered the phone at Peninsula Aero Club, which operates out of Tyabb Airport, said she was not aware of what had happened and the club was still trying to get more details.
Firefighters have been called in to help, but the crash did not spark a fire, a CFA spokeswoman said.
More to come...
Police and paramedics were called around 5.25pm on Sunday on reports of an aircraft incident on Seaview Road in Tyabb, not far from a local airport.
One man died at the scene while a little girl has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, a police spokeswoman said.
There are unconfirmed reports the light plane either clipped or struck a house when it came down in the area.
A woman who answered the phone at Peninsula Aero Club, which operates out of Tyabb Airport, said she was not aware of what had happened and the club was still trying to get more details.
Firefighters have been called in to help, but the crash did not spark a fire, a CFA spokeswoman said.
More to come...
A woman who answered the phone at Peninsula Aero Club, which operates out of Tyabb Airport, said she was not aware of what had happened and the club was still trying to get more details.
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Just awful, ya gotta feel for the rest of the family, there will be a lot of soul searching am sure whether it was a clever idea to take aloft in one of those things a 5 year old child.
Poor little girl may be scared in more ways than one for the rest of her life as she had no say in it relying totally on her father.
I guess he meant well taking along a small child in what i would consider a high risk activity, personal thoughts that's all.
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Poor little girl may be scared in more ways than one for the rest of her life as she had no say in it relying totally on her father.
I guess he meant well taking along a small child in what i would consider a high risk activity, personal thoughts that's all.
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They will indeed Mr Sunfish, indeed.... There have been a few mishaps there of late which are all bad publicity.
As for a 5 yr old passenger, a coroner has already arced up about taking up children in light aircraft, particularly homebuilt ones and has already made recommendations to CASA to cease such activity if I recall correctly. I guess it comes down to the passenger being an informed participant and anyone under the age of X is not such a person.
Trikes used to fly a lot slower and you could put them down almost anywhere when things went quiet, but they seem to be getting faster and faster, pushing over 75 knots these days and there is all but zero protection for pilot and passenger.
As for a 5 yr old passenger, a coroner has already arced up about taking up children in light aircraft, particularly homebuilt ones and has already made recommendations to CASA to cease such activity if I recall correctly. I guess it comes down to the passenger being an informed participant and anyone under the age of X is not such a person.
Trikes used to fly a lot slower and you could put them down almost anywhere when things went quiet, but they seem to be getting faster and faster, pushing over 75 knots these days and there is all but zero protection for pilot and passenger.
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Yep, another RA incident. Becoming quiet the norm.
As the pilot in this was a friend of a friend, my first thought was how fleeting life can be, better make the most of it!
RIP fellow aviator and I hope your young daughter is OK.
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Ultra light goes through roof at Tyabb
Sad to see pilot died and 5 YO Girl taken to hospital badly injured.
Ultralight plane crash at Tyabb, south of Melbourne, claims life of man while 5yo in critical condition - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Ultralight plane crash at Tyabb, south of Melbourne, claims life of man while 5yo in critical condition - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
When you live....
I assume the "Close Tyabb airstrip" crowd will start baying shortly.
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UTR - you have a very loose argument there to not allow "ultralights" at Tyabb...
What about the 182 that flipped on landing not long back? (Refer to ATSB)
The 172? that ran off the runway about 3 weeks ago into a ditch?
The 152 that landed on a Jabiru taking off?
Isn't is the noisy warbirds that the locals complain the most about?
No radios - they aren't a requirement. Perhaps the operator could make them mandatory - PPR.
Questionable training - based on what?
I'm not suggesting you are wrong, I'm just balancing the argument.
What about the 182 that flipped on landing not long back? (Refer to ATSB)
The 172? that ran off the runway about 3 weeks ago into a ditch?
The 152 that landed on a Jabiru taking off?
Isn't is the noisy warbirds that the locals complain the most about?
No radios - they aren't a requirement. Perhaps the operator could make them mandatory - PPR.
Questionable training - based on what?
I'm not suggesting you are wrong, I'm just balancing the argument.
When you live....
XXX - understand what you're saying but you've got to draw some distinctions between the media and publicity an event like this gets and the other references you make.
Whist the ongoing battles at Tyabb seem to sit in a bit of a status quo with the protagonists generally ignored by the wider community, a significant event like a death might just get open the window for another push by the anti-airport brigade.
In none of the events you've listed was there a serious casualty, let alone a fatality.
If people choose to fly trikes and other ultra lights with no crash absorbing qualities then I don't think it should be at Tyabb where, given that as soon as it goes wrong, it's likely to go seriously wrong, a serious incident is assured.
As for the operator mandating radios - they should - with everything from ultralights to POLAIR to some high performance twins. For training - I base my comments on watching them operate at numerous strips with disregard to all. A sweeping generalisation I know, but observations are all that I have.
Whist the ongoing battles at Tyabb seem to sit in a bit of a status quo with the protagonists generally ignored by the wider community, a significant event like a death might just get open the window for another push by the anti-airport brigade.
In none of the events you've listed was there a serious casualty, let alone a fatality.
If people choose to fly trikes and other ultra lights with no crash absorbing qualities then I don't think it should be at Tyabb where, given that as soon as it goes wrong, it's likely to go seriously wrong, a serious incident is assured.
As for the operator mandating radios - they should - with everything from ultralights to POLAIR to some high performance twins. For training - I base my comments on watching them operate at numerous strips with disregard to all. A sweeping generalisation I know, but observations are all that I have.
Last edited by UnderneathTheRadar; 28th Apr 2014 at 02:58. Reason: radios/training