Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 28, 2022 15:17:36 GMT 12
Pilot rescues occupant of crash-landed gyrocopter at Feilding Aerodrome near Palmerston North
Sinead Gill and Conor Knell
15:50, Jan 28 2022
Emergency services at the scene of the gyrocopter crash. One of the people aboard was rescued just before the machine caught fire. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
Two people escaped a gyrocopter crash at a Feilding airport with no injuries, thanks to the efforts of a pilot.
A police media spokeswoman said a gyrocopter had crash-landed and caught on fire at the Feilding Aerodrome, 9km outside of Palmerston North, at 2.35pm on Friday.
Carlos Dempsey, Fire and Emergency spokesman, said the local crew were called out at the same time, and it took 10 minutes to extinguish the flames.
The two people avoided the fire by seconds. A pilot from the Feilding Aviation Flight School, who witnessed the crash and asked to not be named, said he landed only 10 seconds before the gyrocopter that crashed.
Two people were aboard the gyrocopter when it flipped not long after landing at Feilding Aerodrome. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
“He stopped for us to clear the runway. Then I saw him land, then he flipped over and smoke started coming out.”
The pilot told his student to call emergency services while he ran the 100-metre stretch with a fire extinguisher.
One person was able to get out on their own, but the second person was in shock.
“I helped them out, then 10 seconds later the fire spread.”
Emergency services inspect the crash scene. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
He said the weather conditions had been great for flying, and they did not yet know why the gyrocopter flipped.
Feilding Aerodrome president Bruce Brownlie said the rescuing pilot did a “bloody good job”.
“It was a pretty amazing effort from the local pilot to get them out.”
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300506217/pilot-rescues-occupant-of-crashlanded-gyrocopter-at-feilding-aerodrome-near-palmerston-north?
Sinead Gill and Conor Knell
15:50, Jan 28 2022
Emergency services at the scene of the gyrocopter crash. One of the people aboard was rescued just before the machine caught fire. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
Two people escaped a gyrocopter crash at a Feilding airport with no injuries, thanks to the efforts of a pilot.
A police media spokeswoman said a gyrocopter had crash-landed and caught on fire at the Feilding Aerodrome, 9km outside of Palmerston North, at 2.35pm on Friday.
Carlos Dempsey, Fire and Emergency spokesman, said the local crew were called out at the same time, and it took 10 minutes to extinguish the flames.
The two people avoided the fire by seconds. A pilot from the Feilding Aviation Flight School, who witnessed the crash and asked to not be named, said he landed only 10 seconds before the gyrocopter that crashed.
Two people were aboard the gyrocopter when it flipped not long after landing at Feilding Aerodrome. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
“He stopped for us to clear the runway. Then I saw him land, then he flipped over and smoke started coming out.”
The pilot told his student to call emergency services while he ran the 100-metre stretch with a fire extinguisher.
One person was able to get out on their own, but the second person was in shock.
“I helped them out, then 10 seconds later the fire spread.”
Emergency services inspect the crash scene. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF
He said the weather conditions had been great for flying, and they did not yet know why the gyrocopter flipped.
Feilding Aerodrome president Bruce Brownlie said the rescuing pilot did a “bloody good job”.
“It was a pretty amazing effort from the local pilot to get them out.”
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300506217/pilot-rescues-occupant-of-crashlanded-gyrocopter-at-feilding-aerodrome-near-palmerston-north?
