C210 'MAYDAY' call NE Broome WA
 

Just heard on Perth Commercial radio 6PR, a C210 gave a 'Mayday' call and has presumably 'put down' on Kilto Station approx 150km NE Broome.
5 POB.
Nothing more as yet.

Hope all occupants are safe and well, and that the pilot of the old C210 made a 'good' landing.

Anybody with any more please? Acft Rego?

Cheers

Doesn't sound too good. Not too many details yet though.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...7/s1414079.htm

VH - BIL I believe.

Update...
 

From 6PR Perth,

Forced landing successful.

All 5 on board OK - except for one minor injuries, pilot I think they thought.

People from Kilto Station on scene.

Well done to pilot for 'job well done'.

Cheers :ok:

Thats good news. My heart sank when I read that ABC bullsh*t. It's about time the media was held accountable for the crap they write. Knowing the guys up there, I felt sick reading that.

RE C210...
 

Thanks Guys / Gals,

Wow.
I posted at 10.11. Responses at 10.21, 10.22, THE POWER OF PPRUNERS!
Awsome.

Thankyou Very Much.:ok:

I think we were all about to post around the same time, you just beat us to it. I think we were all hanging on some information about our mates up there. Don't need to read things like the ABC's unfactual speculative rubbish tho.

Thanks 'Junkie' check ya PM's

Cheers:ok:

Noticed the ABC have changed their tune now.

That link has gone from:

"Fears for passengers after plane crash
A plane with five people on board has crashed in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

It is understood the wreckage was spotted from the air near Kilto station, about 70 kilometres from Broome in the state's north.

It is not known if there are any survivors.

Paramedics are on their way to the scene."

It now reads:

"Five survive WA plane crash

Five people have survived a plane crash in Western Australia's Kimberley.

The five people were aboard the plane when it crashed near Kilto station, about 70 kilometres from Broome in the state's north.

The pilot has suffered minor injuries, believed to be cuts and bruises, while the four passengers have escaped injury.

They are waiting at Kilto station for paramedics to arrive.

It is understood the aircraft was due in Broome around 9am (AWT), and the wreckage was spotted from the air."


Irresponsible journalism at it's best again.

Not usually a fan of jouralism, I fail to see how the first quote fromgajunkie can be described as irresponsible journalism.

It seems to me to be a resonable first response to what may or may not have happened.

It's Cr@p ! Would be better if they just said there was an aircraft missing rather than speculate as to survivers and aircraft "CRASHING" (Always the popular buzz word for a forced landing). Just my opinion but glad all are ok. To the pilot - GOOD JOB !

...and as the Datsun 120Y passed my house, I heard an almighty bang! I looked out the window and witnessed the driver struggling with the steering wheel as he attempted to park on the side of the road.
Hoping there may be some survivors, I quickly headed down the road. The Datsun was parked awkwardly, with one wheel on the kerb. The occupants by this time had extricated themselves from the wreck (it was a very old Datsun), and were congratulating each other on their good fortune. In no time, the RAC arrive. It doesn't look good for the 120Y.

Looks like the pilot did a good job. My memory of 210's is that they don't glide real well, hence the big engine up front!

I'm a bit worried about the Seneca at Tamworth - according to the ABCNews Online article above, not only was his nose wheel "stuck under the carriage" (?) but it "was diverted to an emergency runway where it landed nose first into the tarmac" Ouch!

dghob

C210 et al...
 

G'day Capt Fathom,

C210 glide ratio of about 12.5 : 1, if I remember correctly.
Beaten by the Mooney at about 14 : 1, I am told.
Not many others come close...

The good ole' C210 has got me back to 'terra firma' in 'silent running' OK - and for that I am grateful to its designers.

C-210's - LUV 'EM! :ok:

i know the pilot personally, and know the company well.

all passengers are fine, pilot suffering a minor head injury and a badly injured ankle. he's in hospital making a speedy recovery

Nice photo.

No signs of fire.

Interesting...... hmmmmm

Gyro your correct, there's no sign of fire. But it's pretty plain from the picture why that might be the case.
Gajunkie, your post is also one we probably could've done without. Your right in suggesting it would 've been more prudent for Gyro to keep that line of thought to himself, but your rather silly over the top response was just as bad and just as unneccesary.
I gave pprune a rest for two years because of the bland sameness where topics usually accelerated fairly quickly to a point where everyone got to throw mud at each other. It seems to go with GA for some reason (some of the posts concerning Russell Lee's tragic accident are a case in point, very inappropriate).
It seems nothing has really changed. Deary me.

Point taken "Gassed Budgie". Here's the deleted and amended version minus the anger below. However suffice to say it makes me angry that people speculate about pilot error when in fact it is most likely probable that mechanical failure will be found as the cause. In any case its purely speculation till the ATSB have completed their investigation. Anyway, please think Gyro before opening ones trap !

Edited 15/07/05

Nice photo.

No signs of fire.

Interesting...... hmmmmm


And what is that supposed to mean Gyro Drifter?

Don't speculate about what you don't know. People are quick to blame the pilot and by your comment assume he ran out of fuel. I'm assuming you're a pilot Gyro, so instead of making snide accusations, how about commending the lad on a F**kin good job in walking away from that wreck.

The fact that the wings are still attached to the fuselage and that the tanks on the C210 are inboard of the wing tips probably means they are still intact as well. So leave it to the ATSB to work out the cause of the accident, not the jury of Pprune.

Well done D. on a job well done. You got your passengers safely back to mother earth and thats all that counts. I can imagine you would be reliving the whole experience over and over, wondering if there was anything else you could have done. You did your job and did it well and we are all behind you ! Just worry about getting yourself back on your feet and back on the horse again real soon. Best wishes to you.

good job pilot fella,,,, :-) hope u get well soon cheers