fly_tornado Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Wow! 7 News Melbourne on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I hope the pilot is not too seriously injured. That tree is right in the stbd side of the cockpit. Savannah? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrat Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 No it is a Zenith 701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I believe he had an engine failure. I was in the air at the time in the circuit at Coominya. I heard it all happening on the radio. I know the pilot and plane. My thoughts are with him, I wish you a speedy recovery my friend. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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old man emu Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 He's a lucky duck. That amount of damage usually results in the crew leaving the scene in body bags. Wish him a complete recovery from his injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Ch 9 has some video..just saw the intro on the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teckair Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 If I was that guy I would buy a lotto ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 How much has this journo got wrong! Light plane crashes after clipping tree on property north-west of Brisbane Agricultural plane? Really???? Impacting the tree before hitting the ground???? Again, really????? No mention of the engine failure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 If thats the plane I think it is it had a Suzuki engine in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Described on the Brisbane Times website as an "agricultural plane". At least it wasn't a Cessna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I can tell you that I was flying in the circuit at Coominya at the time of the incident and I was concerned with the radio transmissions that I was hearing. He was reporting that he was having engine problems, popping sounds coming from the engine and loss of RPM..... Then nothing. As I said, I know the guy and his plane, we share a hanger Not sure what I should say on here, maybe accident investigators may be interested in what I witnessed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 When I first saw the news I was concerned it might be that aeroplane. I used to have my 701 on that field also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonB Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I hope your friend is Ok Tony. Planes are replaceable, people aren’t. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenchhidu Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The photos show it was Danny's homebuilt. Coominya Flight Training I'm glad he is doing well, all things considered. I really feel for the work he put into the plane. I'd rather loose a limb than loose something I put my heart and soul into. Then again, I haven't started building yet so I might wanna burn the thing by the time it's done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The photos show it was Danny's homebuilt. Showing slat brackets but no slats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenaviator Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 If thats the plane I think it is it had a Suzuki engine in it The photos from channel 9 show the ‘suzuki’ to have 912 tappet covers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Definitely not a 912. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I was speaking with him, as he was working on it, the other day in the hanger, The slats were on, and I thought he said it was a Subaru engine, but I may have mis-heard Suzuki. He's a top bloke, and a friendly face around the Coominya airfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I can tell you that I was flying in the circuit at Coominya at the time of the incident and I was concerned with the radio transmissions that I was hearing. He was reporting that he was having engine problems, popping sounds coming from the engine and loss of RPM..... Then nothing. As I said, I know the guy and his plane, we share a hangerNot sure what I should say on here, maybe accident investigators may be interested in what I witnessed What you have said is very informative and probably the right amount so the readers have an accurate bit of information. What I always recommend to people that witness something is to write a record of what you saw while it is fresh in your memory and then you can forward that to the investigators for their information. Cheers and I also hope for a speedy and full recovery to the pilot. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love to fly Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I can tell you that I was flying in the circuit at Coominya at the time of the incident and I was concerned with the radio transmissions that I was hearing. He was reporting that he was having engine problems, popping sounds coming from the engine and loss of RPM..... Then nothing. As I said, I know the guy and his plane, we share a hangerNot sure what I should say on here, maybe accident investigators may be interested in what I witnessed Agree with post above about writing it down. Also, be kind to yourself. This may impact you more than you expect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Agree with post above about writing it down. Also, be kind to yourself. This may impact you more than you expect. Yep, already had one ordinary nights sleep thinking about the day's events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boleropilot Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 so glad to hear the pilot is OK - considering the amount of damage to the cockpit area of the aircraft, that's amazing - hate to think what would happen if that happened to a Drifter... anyway, looking forward to finding out the aircraft came to end up in that position - did it hit the tree further up and then drop to the ground? BP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Described on the Brisbane Times website as an "agricultural plane". At least it wasn't a Cessna. It may not be an "agricultural plane" per se but it has been built strongly along "agricultural" KISS design principles. How many other RA Aus planes could crash into a tree like this and have the pilot survive? Credit goes to co-designers, Max Tedesco and Chris Heintz in coming up with both a light and strong aircraft. Zenith CH701 owners (and owners of an ICP Savannah which is derived from Max's and Chris' underlying design work) can take a measure of comfort from this. I hope the pilot makes a quick and full recovery! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 What you have said is very informative and probably the right amount so the readers have an accurate bit of information. What I always recommend to people that witness something is to write a record of what you saw while it is fresh in your memory and then you can forward that to the investigators for their information. Cheers and I also hope for a speedy and full recovery to the pilot. I took your advice and wrote my record of the incident within 24hrs. I had a call from RAAus, they were interested in talking to me about it. I was then able to email them that copy of that written record. I hope it helps them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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