NZFF

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:38 pm**

Two people have escaped injury after the Piper Cherokee aircraft caught fire south of Christchurch.

Emergency services were called to a remote landing strip at Birdlings Flat around 11.20 to reports a four seater Aero Club plane had gone down.

Christchurch Aero Club chief flying instructor Jay Peters says the pilot and his student were coming in to land when they hit something on the strip.

He says they came to a stop, climbed out of the plane and only then they realised the plane was on fire.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:33 pm**

Lucky

Big Animal, sheep cattle beast?

Must of been a good hit. Possibly taken out cowl and fuel line?

We will see.

Thanks

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:40 pm**

spongebob206 wrote:
QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jan 30 2009, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Lucky

Big Animal, sheep cattle beast?

Must of been a good hit. Possibly taken out cowl and fuel line?

We will see.

Thanks

More info here:

http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Plane-crashes-...41/Default.aspx
http://www.aero.org.nz/news.php?article=108

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:08 pm**

This has a pic of the plane
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4833813a6009.html

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:23 pm**

Very lucky.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:50 pm**

What on earth is a cac plane (and a dam cherokee !!!) doing on an airstrip at birdlings flat !??!!

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:25 am**

A185F wrote:
QUOTE (A185F @ Jan 30 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What on earth is a cac plane (and a dam cherokee !!!) doing on an airstrip at birdlings flat !??!!

Arrrr ....... new airport , Wigram gone , this was a priority .. air safety over the city ..

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:42 am**

A185F wrote:
QUOTE (A185F @ Feb 4 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What on earth is a cac plane (and a dam cherokee !!!) doing on an airstrip at birdlings flat !??!!

Apparently, they were conducting a practice forced landing.

NZFF

No injuries after light aircraft crash nr CHC