Merged: Single Engine Acft Prang - Brooker Hwy Hobart
 

Plane crash lands on busy Hobart road - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A light plane has crash landed on one of Hobart's busiest roads.
The plane came down on a section of the Brooker Highway linking central Hobart to the northern suburbs.

Police say no-one has been injured.

It's understood the pilot freed himself from the wreck and began re-directing traffic.

An onlooker Brad Almond says the scene is a mess.

"I'm currently looking at a single propeller light aircraft that has crashed on to the Brooker Highway. There is debris spread about 100 metres either side of the aircraft on the road. A wing has been sheared off." :eek:

The Mercury has a photo
http://www.themercury.com.au/images/...crash-wide.jpg
Plane crashes on Brooker Hwy Today's News - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania

Victa Airtourer from the local aeroclub. Good to see know one hurt.

Edit: ah startingout got in just before me.

Was this on the wrong side of the road or do we think it spun around? (Don't worry I'm always right of centreline.)

Looks like a crash made survivable so kudos to the pilot for that part anyway.

FRQ CB

Suspected engine failure - pilot landed in the traffic direction - appears to have hit the left wing into the bank spinning the aircraft around.

Pilot shaken but unhurt. Good effort on his part. :ok:

RAAF Trainee CT4 Crash Hobart?`
 

Anyone know what happened?? Looks a bit worse for wear on the Hwy?

http://www.themercury.com.au/images/...h-wide-new.jpg

you sure that it's a raaf trainee? The CT4 training base is in Tamworth, not Hobart.

The aircraft doesn't even have the BAE systemes paint scheme, instead a PC9 look-a-like paint scheme.

Try looking at the next forum, not the reporting points one.

Not RAAF or CT-4, it's a Victa Airtourer of some sort.

The CT4B does have a 2-bladed prop, but constant speed.

Its a VICTA AIRTOURER 115/A1
first rego in australia 22 july 1965
registered operator AS OF 18 NOV 2006 AERO CLUB OF SOUTHERN TASMANIA
anyone else on this site actually fly planes ? lol !!

Just noted on the Ninemsn site;

and,
Journos; Don't you just love them?:rolleyes:

I hear through the grape vine that the prang were caused by the thermo-plating letting go in the degauzer control. As we all know, its a fairly common problem with them Victa's.



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I think you're onto something there Binghi- Lycoming engine, same as the engine in the Warrior at moorabbin the other day.....I guess the same thermo-plating in each case???:eek:

Patrick's a good kid. Glad to see he's ok!

Ch7 Melb news had eye witnesses saying he "circled for a long time", interesting wouldn't have been 'long' enough for the hapless pilot:). Senior Police apparently where not happy with the pilot landing on the hwy preferring him to land somewhere else like an oval just down the road! Very poor comments from someone whom should know better!
If you had to crash I guess something as light & robust as the old Aussie pop riveted Victa would be one of the best to do it in:ok:


Wmk2

Boss of the local police was just on the TV suggesting that the pilot made a poor choice of landing area as there were hockey fields and other landing areas nearby. Whilst I'd normally suggest that the cop has no idea I'm kinda thinking he's not far off the mark with this one. For me a road would be the last place I'd go for as apparently he had a long glide time and had options available.

MTC....Its had a 'good history'......

I trained two guys on it at Yalleen Station, near Pannawonica WA, in 1970....

I handed it back in one piece.....

T'was a 'bit underpowered' though, in the heat of the Pilbara.... :ok::ok:

I wonder if its gunna eventually fly agin..??

Airtourer.....Glide....??....!!..??

They were not called the "concrete sparrow" for nothing, as opposed to the "plastic parrot" CT4.

I believe that a bad L/D makes glide approach easy as whatever you are looking at out the front in your 45 degree descent is where you are going, no ifs and buts. no matter about other choices of landing site, he done good to walk (run) away, that's all that counts. the moment the engine stops the insurance company now owns the plane, just look after your self, as this young guy did, well done mate, hope it's your last real one.

HD

The ovals and hockey grounds were not an option. There are goal posts and light standards around them as well as very limiting approaches which include blocks of flats, grandstands, trees and the Hobart Domain, a fairly substantial piece of real estate that could really mess up your day.

The police officer concerned was very tired having attended a two car collision involving 8 people and was still on duty. He also had to wait for a forensic officer to get to the site to photograph it. This may have contributed to his shortness.

The pilot did an excellent job in putting it on the ground in one piece and if it hadn't been the Victa's inability to take a bend in the highway it might still be in one piece. The port wing just caught a tree and slewed the aircraft left where the wing then caught a lamp post throwing the aircraft onto the footpath and damaging the undercarriage.

The "running" away was to try and warn oncoming traffic that there was an unusual hazard on the road. He certainly did not run away from the scene. As to circling for some time I suggest this was probably before the problem occurred requiring an emergency landing. Victa's don't glide well.

Incidentally, the aircraft had been fitted with a 150 hp motor and I doubt that it will fly again unless someone wants a project.

To answer your question Wombat Keeper, yes! We do fly aeroplanes, f****n big ones! Glad the young fella not only walked away but had the sense to prevent a road accident as well. I'm sure he'll do well once he's in charge of one of our new birds some dark stormy night when you're at home in bed cuddling the missus.