Oksinay Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 A small plane has crashed at Moorabbin Airport, leaving two people with..."We're covering it with foam, because there has been a significant fuel leak from the plane," she said,. Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley said the two people did not suffer any serious injuries in the crash. Any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwork Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 From ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-18/small-plane-crashes-at-melbourne-airport/5266868 With a photo of VH - RXM a C 150 A pilot and a student pilot have escaped injury after their single-engine Cessna crashed on take-off at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. The instructor took over the plane after it got into trouble after taking off around 11:15am (AEDT). Commander Marcus Baker of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) says the plane crashed into the grassed area in the centre of the airfield. "It's come down on the runway and then perhaps bounced off and ended up breaking off one of the wheels," he said. "The front end is heavily damaged, the prop, motor area. "It's tipped both wings on the ground so they're badly damaged as well." He says it does not appear as though anyone was injured. "I think they've done very well for themselves considering the damage to the front of the plane," Commander Baker said. Fire crews laid down a blanket of foam on and around the plane which was leaking fuel. Flights have resumed but planes are not using the centre runway where the crash happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It hasn't been a centre runway for many hears..it's a taxiway. Glad the occupants are ok. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZoos Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Very lucky boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayonBox Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Here's a better shot.... http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/singleengine-plane-crashes-at-moorabbin-airport-20140218-32xgs.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Great to hear everyone's OK. The plane will be with the panelbeaters for a while by the look of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Probably not economically repairable. . Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Probably be drinking your beer out of the tinnies it makes in the next few months. Good result in the end with no injuries but a sad end to a thing that once graced the skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Everything(almost) can be repaired. If this was a fully compliant no corrosion airframe it might be worth it. Also if done by a qualified enthusiast it is possible. A really good 152/150 is still a very useable aeroplane although we must be getting bigger They don't seem wide enough anymore. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Bruddy brad ruck I reckon! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Does anyone actually know what happened? 1. ABC " A pilot and a student pilot have escaped injury after their single-engine Cessna crashed on take-off 2.The Age " The single-engine aircraft crashed when landing on the centre runway, Ms Stockton said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Does anyone actually know what happened?1. ABC " A pilot and a student pilot have escaped injury after their single-engine Cessna crashed on take-off 2.The Age " The single-engine aircraft crashed when landing on the centre runway, Ms Stockton said That's nearly the same thing, isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorwork Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Take off, you should know the ABC never gets it wrong! Another site stated that it was an instructor & a TIF student 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Don't suppose they crash landed after takeoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You rarely do it before. Nev 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 ................. the plane swooped and hit a large airpocket - the engine subsequently stalled, the occupants exited the plane and a controlled crash landing was initiated - it was badly damaged but doctors at the hospital said they would be OK. The plane was badly beaten but an eyewitness said the plane is now parked by a repair shop. Foam was used in the incident and the repair shop said this damage was superficial and caused minor damage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Airpockets don't exist. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherk Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Airpockets don't exist. Nev sheeesh Nev, I'll send you a load of the ones i've collected !........I find them when I look for whateverI put in them 5 minutes ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Not repairable. Foam apparently is very corrosive. Once it is sprayed with foam it is all over for the airframe i have heard. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 "the plane swooped and hit a large air pocket - the engine subsequently stalled" - Was that actually reported??? Hells bells, how would the clowns know that. As for air pockets not existing, then what are they that I have flown into that suddenly causes everything in the cockpit to stick to the roof for a second or so while my kidneys are smashed into my pelvis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The aircraft was taking off; someone was just having some fun on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 "As for air pockets not existing, then what are they that I have flown into that suddenly causes everything in the cockpit to stick to the roof for a second or so while my kidneys are smashed into my pelvis? The ground?? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Airpockets don't exist. Nev No they don't,. . . . .and the "SWOOP" is not included ( as far as I am aware ) in the training syllabus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Magpies swoop. We have CFITs. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nature abhors a vacuum too. If you are flying along and your head hits the roof because the seat belt is not tight enough, it is usually because you have encountered a down draught as distinct from an up draught which might be underneath a cumuliform cloud, or rising from something hot, "thermal" You can get rotors too associated with frontal activity where "turbulence " is severe. The air you fly in is a dynamic thing that moves. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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