Cessna flips at WN

[travnz]

Apparently a Air NZ aircraft has flipped on the runway at Wellington.

[victor_alpha_charlie]

It's not April 1st..
I can't see anything abnormal from my place.

EDIT:
Actually, now I think about it there hasn't been anything take off for a while..

[travnz]

My dads flight is delayed because it,
plus all you have to do is look at the domestic arrival and departure board on the internet for AA and the wellington flight are cancelled

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (travnz @ Nov 21 2007, 11:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My dads flight is delayed because it,
plus all you have to do is look at the domestic arrival and departure board on the internet for AA and the wellington flight are cancelled

Yep one of Vincent's 1900's can't leave Palmy because of it.. Hope nobody's hurt..
Might be on the 12pm news.

EDIT:
It's a 172 that has flipped on the runway. Called dad and I don't think there's any serious injuries.

[travnz]

Yup there is a notam as well rwy 16/34 closed due disabled aircraft

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/071120/3/2ir3.html

[FlyingKiwi]

That's not too good, hope it's nothing serious.

[travnz]

Can someone change the topic to like cessna flips at WN,

Lol nothing to do with Air NZ

[FlyingKiwi]

Dammit Travis, don't do that, you had me worried there!

[travnz]

Lol I was only going on what my dad had said, he thought it was air nelson shows how much he knows

[HardCorePawn]

according to the story at Stuff its a light plane... both occupants OK...

I think the best quote is "Inspector Chris Tate, of Wellington police communications, said details were still sketchy"

[ardypilot]

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Can someone change the topic to like cessna flips at WN,[/quote]
Done. But how does a aircrfat 'flip' exactly? Are there some horrendusly strong crosswinds down there today?

I hope one of our Wellingtonian members get's some photos of it!

[Fauville]

I was on the 10am Qantas flight from NZAA to wellington, got as far down as Wanganui when the Captain said we were returning to Auckland due to the Incident, continuation of flight delayed 'indefinitely' on landing, screwed up a series of planned meetings for this arvo, but thats the way it goes, glad the 2 occupants walked away safely

From the Herald site ''CAA spokesman Bill Sommer said it was understood the Cessna 172 was taxing to the runway for takeoff when it flipped.''

Must have been a wind gust that flipped it

[Yak52aholic]

Geez, I don't know, typical Cessnas again

[ZK-Brock]

There's a photo at MRC aviation

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (Trolly @ Nov 21 2007, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Done. But how does a aircrfat 'flip' exactly? Are there some horrendusly strong crosswinds down there today?

I hope one of our Wellingtonian members get's some photos of it!

It's in the VA hangar, I'll have some photos shortly.

Apparently with the flaps down he turned sharply and there was a big gust of wind simultaneously which flipped it or something.

[ardypilot]

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As the Toyota dog would say... bugger!

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[Ian Warren]

I think someone told the pilot he was doing a landing DOWN-UNDER ..... LOOKS a perfect landing to me

[ZK-KAG]

Oh Snap!!!

Saw that aircraft yesterday too! Wow.

Caused pandamonium at Palmy with numerous diverted flights...

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (ZK-KAG @ Nov 21 2007, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh Snap!!!

Saw that aircraft yesterday too! Wow.

Caused pandamonium at Palmy with numerous diverted flights...

Had to drive up, drop a 1900 crew off and pick another crew up. They're all awesome guys too. What a bugger.
Although after 4 hours of driving I'd had enough..


NEWSFLASH!
Turns out it was a Soundsair scheduled flight but Andy Crawford (Manager of Soundsair) is making it look like a Wings over Whales thing so Soundsair can escape the shame.. Tell everyone you know.. They stole our Night Freight run when we still had a year to run on the contract! B*stards!

[ardypilot]

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Caused pandamonium at Palmy with numerous diverted flights...[/quote]
Yeah, heard that on the news. CHCH was also closed this morning due to fog I belive, NZAA was packed.

TV3 has an exclusive video from inside ZK-VCM would you believe! http://www.tv3.co.nz/Flippedlightaircraftc...ault.aspx#video