Reply to: Plane crashes into houses in Salford

[Doggy Styles]

The only two problems with this scenario is it wasn't about a mile and a half south of Salford and it wasn't a larger plane...

FTFY

[northernladuk]

I live in Salford but it is a large area so am a fair distance away. The site is only a mile or so from Barton Aerodrome so it is pretty suprising this doesn't happen more often to be honest.

The only two problems with this scenario is it wasn't in Central Salford, Broughton area and it wasn't a larger plane... one about the size of Salford would have done nicely.

[Doggy Styles]

One crashed in a field near here once. Only time our village has ever been in the national news. It probably won't happen again until I begin my serial killing spree.

In 1998 I saw a glider near my house get hit by lightening. The glider lost a wing and just dropped from 2000 feet or so into a field. Luckily both occupants had parachutes.

Unfortunately it fell into the next village, so mine still didn't get into the news.

[Mich the Tester]

BBC News - Plane crashes into Salford houses

Anywhere near any of the CUK Manc Brigade? Or is Salford still wretched?

That must have caused at least 50 pounds worth of improvements.

[xoggoth]

One crashed in a field near here once. Only time our village has ever been in the national news. It probably won't happen again until I begin my serial killing spree.

[wim121]

I read about that on the news the other day.


Didnt it happen in the daytime when most people were out at work? Could have ended up being a lot worse.

[hyperD]

He didn't.

The 19yo isn't doing too well either.

[hyperD]

Hmm... suggestions are that it was actually EFATO from 09R.

Bloody Gazelles seem to attract pilots with a certain "attitude." Much like 500's.

Wind appeared to be N/NE and looking at the proximity of the crash site to the end of RWY 09, looked like EFATO.

Poor guys, not a lot of choice, probably weren't even above 300ft AGL. Sounds like he made the radio call.

I'm not sure the one with 70% burns will make it to be honest...

[Sockpuppet]

Nope, on approach to Barton Aerodrome, the pilot ran out of fuel.

I met the fella, sh!t loads of money but wouldn't refuel his aircraft.

So it was the millionaire DimPrawn?

[HeliCraig]

The aircraft in question was a right-off.

Any way, you may have met the chap in question, he's also got a black Gazelle and has sometimes been seen on approach trying to hover taxi his aeroplane after approach

Hmm... suggestions are that it was actually EFATO from 09R.

Bloody Gazelles seem to attract pilots with a certain "attitude." Much like 500's.

[Churchill]

Ahh - which would actually exempt him from the rule I just quoted.

The aircraft in question was a right-off.

Any way, you may have met the chap in question, he's also got a black Gazelle and has sometimes been seen on approach trying to hover taxi his aeroplane after approach

[HeliCraig]

Nope, on approach to Barton Aerodrome, the pilot ran out of fuel.

I met the fella, sh!t loads of money but wouldn't refuel his aircraft.

Ahh - which would actually exempt him from the rule I just quoted.

Any aircraft shall be exempt from the low flying prohibitions in so far as it is
flying in accordance with normal aviation practice for the purpose of:
(aa) taking off from, landing at or practising approaches to landing at; or
(bb) checking navigational aids or procedures at,
a Government or licensed aerodrome.

[HeliCraig]

Normally tales of aircraft incidents in the general media are laden with quotes like "narrowly avoiding a school / convent / hospital," so I guess "It looked like he was trying to land it in a cemetery" is a close second seeing as the driver did actually hit something.

Hope all are OK.

I suspect the pilot may have some explaining to do though, unless it was anything other than a power unit failure. Part of Rule 5:

An aircraft shall not be flown below such height as would enable it to make an emergency landing without causing danger to persons or property on the surface in the event of a power unit failure.

[Churchill]

In "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines".

Nope, on approach to Barton Aerodrome, the pilot ran out of fuel.

I met the fella, sh!t loads of money but wouldn't refuel his aircraft.

[suityou01]

BBC News - Plane crashes into Salford houses

Anywhere near any of the CUK Manc Brigade? Or is Salford still wretched?

Or more pertinently, was the pilot anyone on here?