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by **dbcunnz** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:53 pm

Information off teletext.
Light aircraft with 15 on board mishap the nose wheel collapsed on take off from Pauanui about 6.30 pm this evening no injuries.
No further detail available yet.

by **HamiltonWest** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:04 pm

Plane crashes in Waikato
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/plane-cras...waikato-4480377

Plane crash at Pauanui Aerodrome
http://www.3news.co.nz/Plane-crash-at-Paua...40/Default.aspx

by **ardypilot** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:07 am

A mate sent me this phone photo:

by **FlyingKiwi** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:18 am

Good thing they didn't go any further! The nosewheel didn't actually collapse, the angle of the aircraft in the photos is a bit misleading because the ground is sloping. Apparently it was flown out today so obviously no significant damage.

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:25 am

Obvious Pilot Person had it all under control , could have been much worst plopping it into the ocean only seconds away , that,s why you guys get all this training ( FK ,Trolly , Ben) .. this was the abort Carrier Takeoff which will be part off your training in the next couple off months .

by **FlyingKiwi** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:38 pm

I passed through Pauanui Beach airstrip today - there's a nice bit of caution tape marking the hole in the fence where the Trislander went through, but otherwise no sign of any incident.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:56 pm

All they were checking .. media reponse .. bitta tape .... look how famous Mac Gyver got

by **Squawk1200** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:30 am

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10761107

"Eyewitnesses said a group at a skate bowl at the end of the Pauanui Airstrip stood transfixed yesterday as the plane's engines roared in reverse to slow its progress."

... Glad to hear the reverse thrust was working...

by **FlyingKiwi** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:28 pm

Yep, the pilot did a good job to find the reverse.

by **Charl** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:17 pm

QUOTE

... the female pilot fought to keep the plane under control.[/quote]
Takes a lady to get on top of reverse...

Last edited by Charl on Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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