RobynD39 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Anyone know any more details? I have flying friends up there. http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/bundaberg/2013/10/06/aviation-incident-bundaberg/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Have not heard anything, but there is an airstrip on Booyan Rd. Put this into Google Maps -24.72364 152.21689 to pin the intersection of the two strips. Someone we know learnt to fly there. Sue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 More news, and photo: http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/man-serious-condition-after-plane-plummets-ground/2042599/ Sounds like EFATO. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheyenne Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 It was a local pilot [pilots name temporarily removed by Mod ] the aircraft was a storm. Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobynD39 Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks for the info. I pray the pilot recovers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballpoint 246niner Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Pretty sure I know them from Old station this year. Hope they recover OK. Big day today as I had to relay a MAYDAY today which was an EF as well that turned out OK. Hope you get it sorted Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 any info on the accident, I come from up that way, could be someone I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 The Pilot of this 19 registered low wing plane with a jabiru engine had aborted a landing into the south & was going around again & on his left turn, the wings unfortunately clipped a high tree & the plane impacted the ground in a nearby paddock. A nearby aviator rushed to where the aircraft had come to rest & the Pilot was still in the aircraft & although the aviator gave mouth to mouth for several minutes, he being the only occupant of the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not much info available yet MM. Will let you know if we hear anything. Glad he is stable. Hope he pulls through ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Hopefully they will release a factual statement so we can find out whats gone on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 By the photo I know the aircraft from when we were living in Bundy. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Terrible, but if John's report above is correct then it sounds like it was totally avoidable (I don't recall seeing too many 500 foot trees in Australia), what is anyone doing after a missed approach (or at any time for that matter) turning at a level low enough to clip a tree, is the training that people are receiving that bad or is it just a total neglect for the rules. I know plenty of people will be thinking what a heartless .......... I am, but I'm sick of reading about avoidable accidents. I hope John's report is incorrect and it was just some terrible accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 what is anyone doing after a missed approach (or at any time for that matter) turning at a level low enough to clip a tree Valid question. is the training that people are receiving that bad or is it just a total neglect for the rules. It is not the training. On a different thread we had several people who reckoned beat ups were just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Bit early to start laying into "training' and turning low etc. It may have been an engine failure for all we know. Anecdotal evidence of he said this and he saw that doesn't cut mustard if we are gunna start slaying people. There is a pilot with friends and family we need to be thinking about. My 2 cents 2 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 We should learn that speculating is pointless and can be very damaging to innocent people, as much as we might be tempted to do it. Nev 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vme Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 ABC reporting that the pilot has been transferred to a Brisbane hospital with serious injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperplace Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 ABC reporting that the pilot has been transferred to a Brisbane hospital with serious injuries. that's encouraging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Can anybody provide a link to some facts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Terrible, but if John's report above is correct then it sounds like it was totally avoidable (I don't recall seeing too many 500 foot trees in Australia), what is anyone doing after a missed approach (or at any time for that matter) turning at a level low enough to clip a tree, is the training that people are receiving that bad or is it just a total neglect for the rules.I know plenty of people will be thinking what a heartless .......... I am, but I'm sick of reading about avoidable accidents. I hope John's report is incorrect and it was just some terrible accident. It's good to know your'e a law abiding pilot who would never stoop so low as to have an accident. We should all be like you, Aldo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 It's good to know your'e a law abiding pilot who would never stoop so low as to have an accident. We should all be like you, Aldo. If John's post is correct, "was going around again and on his left turn......", and that was the turn on to crosswind, then what Aldo said is fair and reasonable. If you read to the end you'll see that Aldo hoped John's report is incorrect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 It's good to know your'e a law abiding pilot who would never stoop so low as to have an accident. We should all be like you, Aldo. If you had read and comprehended my post you would have understood where I was coming from, just about every accident we have seen in the last 12 months has been avoidable. To put you in the picture yes I do fly by the rules so that I give myself the best chance of not ending up as a statistic (that's not to say it won't happen). I have had an accident, I wrote off a Comanche 25 years ago but was lucky enough for four (4) of us to walk (run) away, I learnt my lesson that day (and I wasn't being stupid) and have continued to apply those lessons to every flight I make. Aldo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 If John's post is correct, "was going around again and on his left turn......", and that was the turn on to crosswind, then what Aldo said is fair and reasonable. If you read to the end you'll see that Aldo hoped John's report is incorrect. Thanks Turbo Nice to see some people understand where I was coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabSP6 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Back on the thread title I am in Bundy and I know the pilot and his family and all of us here are praying for his recovery. He needed CPR for almost 1/2 hour before the ambo's could make it to him. He has a broken Femor and possible spinal injuries. He is in critical but stable condition ATM in Brisbane. For the record he has a 6 cyl jab motor in the storm and did not have any engine issues or loss of power as the media has reported. The incident is under investigation so I can't say any more until the findings are released. So please let's not speculate any more on this until the investigation is complete. Safe flying JabSP6 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Here's to hoping he makes a speedy and complete recovery. Thanks for the update JabSP6. If you talk to him or his family, let them know that the community is pulling for them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabSP6 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Thanks Hongie His wife is in Brisbane now by his bedside. All our thoughts and prayers go to them both. I will let her know mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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