Pilot cut free after plane crash near Gatton
 

Any news on this?

There are reports of one at Gatton and one at Kilcoy.

Info from Kilcoy, a Savannah, hit a car when taking off on a road, pilot from Glastone.



The Gatton one is reported as follows:

A pilot is in a critical condition in hospital after being seriously injured when her light plane ditched at Laidley, west of Brisbane.

She suffered two broken ankles and cuts to her head and face when the plane crashed in a paddock around midday.

The woman was put on life support in a rescue helicopter and was flown to the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

She will remain on life support and undergo CT scans to assess her head injuries.

Investigations will look into why the pilot did not make a distress call before the crash.

The Gatton one looks very KR-2ish with the aircraft being on the RAAus register.

http://resources2.news.com.au/images...lane-crash.jpg

"Authorities are yet to advise why she was flying"

Well pardon the fluck outta me, but I didn't realise I needed permission to commit aviation. Why shouldn't she be flying? Because she's a woman? Because flying is only for movie stars?
Twats.

just saw it on the news. Alpi Pioneer maybe?

Where else do you go? (apart from CFIT) :ugh:

Regardless, hope the pilot recovers well!

Mutually exclusive in this context..... just another piece of "quality" jounalism :rolleyes:

Careflight spokeswoman....:confused: Shows great aeronautical and medical knowledge; a credit to careflight.....:yuk:

Looks like a Corby Starlet from whats left of it. Hope she recovers fast.
Someone should make a rule that Police, Ambos and fire authorities are forbidden to comment on anything to do with a crash. its bad enough that the journalist's make up their own crap with out quoting these other knowledgeable types.

Another ditching on land. :ugh::ugh::ugh: Feckwits!

I might join in the journalism prodding;

Aviate, navigate........

"It appears she's come down"? Well, no sh*t :ugh:

Not necessarily so. Awake intubation is indeed possible, and in this context not uncommon. Some lignocaine spray and a tickle of Ketamine is often required. I don't know what the details are in this case though.

Respectfully disagree. My opinion only. Point was, poor reporting. Also my opinion only.

Ah yes! A spray of local and a "tickle of ketamine" - and if they still gag, stick'em with a bit of sux!

Hardly "awake" is it! Their eyes might be open but their brain is somewhere "off the planet"!

Dr :8

With the quality of journalism previously reported I presume a face mask delivering oxygen would count as endotracheal intubation!

Cheers

JERR

"The ATSB have recovered the Flight Data Recorder, and are investigating why the pilot was flying with two broken ankles".

Seriously though, hope she recovers soon.:ok:

Not just yours mate. Shared by everyone!

A "Corby Starlet" Wizard?????

ahhh....... nope. Nuthin like it. Not even close.

The accident aircraft is one of a pair built by the lady concerned and her husband at Watts Bridge. They are of their own design and build I believe. They seem to fly OK....except when you have a two stroke Rotax failure and then stall and crash at low level when doing a forced landing.

Thats the best I can offer for now. I had seen them at YWSG a year or two back.

J:cool:

Regardless of engine type , a failure does not cause a stall.:rolleyes:
[push,pull,pull,rotate, etc..]:}

Agreed.........:ok: