From the news feed

[red750]

A LIGHT aircraft carrying seven passengers crashed off a runway into bushland east of Carmila yesterday afternoon.

 

The pilot of the Gipps Aero GA8 Airvan was aiming for a runway on Avoid Island (in the Percy Group) when it overshot and landed down steep embankment towards the water's edge.

 

Map and photo here: Google - Plane overshoots runway, 7 on board - Mackay Daily Mercury

 

 

[fly_tornado]

hmmm not sure

 

 

 

[alf jessup]

That isn't no GA 8 Airvan

 

Maybe a 172/182

 

Photo might just be a newspaper shot that they had on file

 

 

[biggles]

Agree with that Alf, certainly no Airvan . Not aware of any strip on Avoid Is either ..... Bob

 

 

[red750]

[biggles]

Thanks for that Red . Nothing shown on OR but guess that is mainly Cert. and Reg. Strips .... Bob

 

 

[Love to fly]

Shows up in AvPlan as Y04X. Probably coming from the Country Airstrip Guide, although hard to check on my phone.

 

 

[SDQDI]

Ozrunways has it in the list of airfields.

 

 

 

[Ron5335]

Maybe the press got it mixed up, and it was 7 little people in a C 182.

 

Also, there is no runway visible in the background, (Stated overshoot)

 

 

[alf jessup]

Blame it on Deb

 

 

[Blueadventures]

Agree with that Alf, certainly no Airvan . Not aware of any strip on Avoid Is either ..... Bob

There is a maintained airstrip on Avoid Island. I have not landed there but have spoken to the chap who mows the strip etc. Normally accessed by turtle research people and other invited persons.

 

 

[Yenn]

AvPlan shows the strip running from SE corner N Westerly to the beach. It could have run off at either end but probably the SE end.