172 Gold Coast.
 

Anyone know what the "Mechanical Problem on landing" was to poor old RBB - or is this just more sensational reporting by Ch 7.

Looks like a rough landing. Pic Here

Coolangatta plane crash - Photo Gallery | Gold Coast Bulletin - Australia | goldcoast.com.au

Did a Bi annual in her last year. One of Air Gold Coasts aircraft.

on first view of the pics on could easily jump to the conclusion that the aircraft impacted heavily on the nose wheel first, cause it to break away from the aircraft in a right wing low attitude, causing the damage to the right wing. but i was not there. i know nothing more than what I have read in the paper etc so all of what i just said is one possible chain of events.

that been said, i am glad to hear the pilot is ok.will be intersted to see what the verdict is in regards to what actually happened.

Perhaps the skipper was conduction some steep turns in the hope his cessna had some wing curve just like the big boys :ok: then on landing thought it would be cool having a retract.

Plankbender is from around that area..... :E

Solo Circuits - pilot lost control on take-off.

Lost control on take off? Are we talking wake turbulence here?

Oh and why is the Air North Jungle Jet landing there? That is way south of their turf normally.

I think a rough landing is a bit of an understatement!

Planky will never live that one down will he :}

Air North do Darwin - Mt Isa - Gold Coast now as of early October.

Whenever it was, landing or takeoff, the 'pilot' did a pretty good job of it...the wing, nose-wheel and prop! :eek:
Anyone know if there was much of a cross-wind at the time?
Glad no-one got hurt.

Not that it matters, but every report I've read states "It was a rough landing" when in fact the incident occurred during take-off.

Does Journalism just go off presumptions? Or do the facts just not matter? :ugh:

Typical I have a day off and i miss all the excitement!! On a more serious note, If the conditions were anything like the last few days (gusty conditions and wind straight across the runway) which from the METAR/TAF I have from this afternoon says it was, not really the greatest of days for solo circuits for someone without a bit of experience.I take it this was some poor soul sent off for their first/second/third set of solo circuits only to be forever haunted by the experience. Thank God all appear to be safe and well though.


And Air North now do Darwin-Mt Isa-Gold Coast return every Thursday:ok:

1o kts from the NE

That Cessna looks quite stylish now with the turned up wing tip ! Lots of dihedral. Nice and stable.

It stalled, it stalled!! :E

The pilot is a good friend of mine, was only his 4 -5th solo flight.

Thanks for the Air North info.

Taz, is he okay? The report said that he was pulled from the aircraft by firefighters.

Touch and go, powered up, didnt allow for the torque effect and went wing over. Very lucky. Nose gear lost when aircraft plowed off the strip.
Very high powered aircraft that one , modified like you wouldnt know.:ugh:

Didn't allow for the torque effect?

Those IO-360s sure do pack a punch :}