Post by corsair67 on Nov 22, 2006 16:09:22 GMT 12
Did someone forget to extend the undercart?
Thankfully no one was seriously injured.
Source: AAP
Two walk free from plane crash
November 22, 2006.
A FLYING instructor and his student have walked away after the light plane they were in crashed into a tree near Archerfield Airport in Brisbane's south-west.
One of the pair was treated by paramedics at the scene for minor injuries and the other was unhurt, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) incident controller Rob O'Connor said the two-seater single-engined Yak 52 hit a tree at the end of the runway.
"It's basically overshot the runway and went head-on into a gum tree about 100 metres past it," Mr O'Connor said.
"The plane received damage to its front prop, undercarriage and wing."
The QFRS set up a 20 metre cordon around the plane as they wait for air crash investigators to arrive.
Police said the plane had been coming in to land without its landing gear extended when the propeller hit the tarmac.
"The instructor pulled the plane up and sought a landing site at short notice,'' a police spokeswoman said.
Police have praised the efforts of the instructor for averting a tragedy.
Thankfully no one was seriously injured.
Source: AAP
Two walk free from plane crash
November 22, 2006.
A FLYING instructor and his student have walked away after the light plane they were in crashed into a tree near Archerfield Airport in Brisbane's south-west.
One of the pair was treated by paramedics at the scene for minor injuries and the other was unhurt, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) incident controller Rob O'Connor said the two-seater single-engined Yak 52 hit a tree at the end of the runway.
"It's basically overshot the runway and went head-on into a gum tree about 100 metres past it," Mr O'Connor said.
"The plane received damage to its front prop, undercarriage and wing."
The QFRS set up a 20 metre cordon around the plane as they wait for air crash investigators to arrive.
Police said the plane had been coming in to land without its landing gear extended when the propeller hit the tarmac.
"The instructor pulled the plane up and sought a landing site at short notice,'' a police spokeswoman said.
Police have praised the efforts of the instructor for averting a tragedy.
