Two injured as light aircraft crashes at Tauranga Airport

[Dave Homewood]

Mishap rather than crash, I think.

Two injured as light aircraft crashes at Tauranga Airport

By Rosalie Liddle Crawford
Reporter·SunLive·
16 Sep, 2024 05:12 PM


A light aircraft has reportedly crashed at Tauranga Airport. Photo / Mike Scott

Emergency services are responding to reports of a light aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport.

Fire and Emergency NZ report that the Mount Maunganui fire station is responding to the incident which was reported at 4.48pm.

“Police were alerted to a report of a light plane crash on Aerodrome Rd, Mount Maunganui at around 4.55pm,” said a police spokesperson.

“Two people received minor injuries and have been transported to hospital.”

More to come.


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[Dave Homewood]

www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/light-aircraft-crash-at-tauranga-airport/KANPZAEFMNHQTBOUW3APOGI63I/

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No chance of a plummet here then?

[Peter Lewis]

AESL Airtourer T3A ZK-XXI/2

[Dave Homewood]

Here is a later updated article

Two injured following Tauranga Airport plane crash

The crashed aircraft on the runway at Tauranga Airport. Photo: Mike Scott.

7.15pm update: Two people have been taken to Tauranga Hospital with minor injuries after a light aircraft crashed in Tauranga.

“We received a call at 4.50pm to a light aircraft that had crashed at the Tauranga Airport,” said Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather.

“We sent three fire trucks from the surrounding Tauranga stations. No one was trapped.”

A police spokesperson said police were alerted to a report of a light plane crash on Aerodrome Rd, Mount Maunganui at around 4.55pm.

“Two people received minor injuries and have been transported to hospital.”

“A small, two-seater aircraft has crashed at Tauranga Airport,” says a Tauranga Airport spokesperson.

“Thankfully, nobody was seriously injured.

“The crash has caused minor damage to the runway which is currently being repaired and expected to be operational this evening.

However, there may be some impact on flights this evening and tomorrow morning as a result of these vital works. We encourage you to keep an eye out for updates from Air New Zealand on flight times.”

Pennefather said Fenz has since left the incident with Tauranga Airport to manage.


The crashed aircraft at Tauranga Airport. Photo: Mike Scott.


6.10pm Update: Two people have been taken to Tauranga Hospital with minor injuries after a light aircraft crashed in Tauranga.

“We received a call at 4.50pm to a light aircraft that had crashed at Tauranga Airport,” said Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather.

“We sent three fire trucks from the surrounding Tauranga stations. No one was trapped.”

“Police were alerted to a report of a light plane crash on Aerodrome Rd, Mount Maunganui at around 4.55pm,” said a police spokesperson.

“Two people received minor injuries and have been transported to hospital.”

Pennefather said FENZ has since left the incident with Tauranga Airport to manage.

Tauranga Airport has been contacted for comment.


The crashed aircraft at Tauranga Airport. Photo: Mike Scott.



Earlier, 5.05pm: Emergency services are responding to reports of a light aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport.

Fire and Emergency NZ report that the Mount Maunganui fire station is responding to the incident which was reported at 4.48pm.

“Police were alerted to a report of a light plane crash on Aerodrome Road, Mount Maunganui at around 4.55pm,” said a police spokesperson.

“Two people received minor injuries and have been transported to hospital.”

[thomarse]

I'm surprised that the were any injuries at all in that event....

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Everything is a gross exaggeration these days as there is no true journalism left.
A couple of scratches in the runway requiring a shutdown and "vital works". Balderdash.

[Dave Homewood]

Yes but you know how long it takes these days to get a pothole filled.

[hardyakka]

Sept 17, 2024 16:37:15 GMT 12 thomarse said:

I'm surprised that the were any injuries at all in that event....

It depends on what caused the nosewheel collapse. If they were trundling along the runway after a normal touchdown and hit something that folded the nose leg, then I would expect no injuries.
However, if it was a hard landing which happened to collapse the nosewheel strut, then it is possible that the occupants got thrown about a bit and may have banged against hard things in the cockpit.

Those photos are a bit small and I can't see it myself, but can anyone tell if the propeller tips are bent back?

Edit: The first masthead photo is big enough and it looks like the one prop tip visible is bent back.

[FlyingKiwi]

Not suggesting this was the case here, but one thing I have noticed is surprisingly few people do up their harness especially securely, probably because they're used to self-tightening car seatbelts and it isn't always emphasised as much as it should be in the ab initio training. A loose harness can be almost as bad as no harness at all in some cases.