Spin Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 10 News reported a "Piper Cub" landed in a vineyard near Bowral this afternoon. Footage showed a Cherokee, fair amount of damage to wings and undercarriage ripped off, fuselage looked fairly straight, hope all ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Looked like a Cub to me .... built by Picasso :big_grin: Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 ABC News - Piper crash Hi folks, The ABC reported Light plane makes emergency landing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) which in short is - Single engine Piper took off from Mittagong airport 11am, clipped trees, landed on Bong Bong Road, ended up in vineyard, 4 POB, minor injuries. If you look at the Google map Mittagong airstrip is roughly south east of town, Bong Bong Rd is not far off the end, the sat photos show thick vegetation between airstrip & BB Rd. Sounds like the aircraft failed to gain height for some reason. Not sure if ATSB will investigate - not listed on their site yet. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 28 degrees, airfield with high airfield elevation (1840') and a fully loaded Cherokee which aren't known for their climb performance...always going to be a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rocketdriver Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 28 degrees, airfield with high airfield elevation (1840') and a fully loaded Cherokee which aren't known for their climb performance...always going to be a challenge. For your interest, a Cherokee 140 with 4 normal people in it and fuel to a bit above the tabs (I know, but I was young and stupid) struggles to achieve 100 ft per minute climb! With the stall warning blinking occasionally too!!!! And that was in about the same temperature, but at sea level ( in Massachusetts actually) .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Mittagong has high ground on both ends too, it is not a strip to be taken lightly. Although, it is a strip to be taken lightly (in weight at least!) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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