P4D Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/light-plane-in-emergency-at-oakey/story-e6freon6-1226003516780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP503 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 strange report, I wonder if the tail was missing before the landing or after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Police reporting the incident of the tail damage from having hit power lines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP503 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Yes just read that on the Courier Mail site as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Quite possibly an ag plane ?......Maj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 he is a rec flyer, he wouldn't be flying that low to hit power lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'm sure Dunlopdangler will give us the story shortly, he's at Dalby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Either way whoever it was, the aircraft was obviosly still flyable and able to be landed..............................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP503 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ag pilot lost his entire rudder snagged on a powerline, landed without a rudder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP503 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Too right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopdangler Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Kupunn (near Dalby) based R1820 radial 1200hp Bull Thrush ag plane flown by Robin Thompson...all in a days work apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Kupunn (near Dalby) based R1820 radial 1200hp Bull Thrush ag plane flown by Robin Thompson...all in a days work apparently. Good O'l Mr Thompson! Knew it was an Aggy bit didn't know who it was, thanks DD. Thanks everyone for your concern about me too! Appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I've seen it once before with a Cessna 188. Came back with the rudder swinging in the breeze, attached only by the lower Pivot-bolt, and two cables. When I asked him if the landing was exciting, he just replied 'yes not too bad' and away he went....they go under powerlines all the time and occasionally get one with the tail .There is a strong cable that runs from the top of the cabin to the top of the tail, to deflect wires if they get too close................maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaFox Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Interesting. It seems this wasn't the aircraft's first meeting with the wires http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198703529.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Most have had wire strikes before. There are wire cutters on the foward edge of the gear legs, and down the center of the windshield. Sometimes they work. We had one bloke in the Burdekin who hit wires about four times in six months, with the same plane. We finally gave him the nickname of 'twang' !!. We really got sick of going down, removing a wing, taking it back for repairs, and then refitting it...three or four times !!. The aircraft was so 'magnatized' from hitting live wires, that there was no way we could swing the compass, so we just gave up. Not that they use them anyway !.................................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 full story http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/02/10/pilot-makes-lucky-escape/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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