BurnieM Posted August 17 Posted August 17 (edited) VH-BUN Piper Cherokee https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/538365 https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/two-men-injured-after-light-plane-crashes-on-mona-vale-golf-course/news-story/a1e4ef24416c4161b35e79a2c37fcfa2 https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-mona-vale-golf-range-20250817-p5mnm6.html Edited August 17 by BurnieM
onetrack Posted August 17 Posted August 17 That was good work on the behalf of that pilot! Good to see no serious injuries, and that they missed the golfers.
BurnieM Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-bun#3bc59f1c 1
facthunter Posted August 17 Posted August 17 I don't think it can be economically repaired by the looks of it. The OWNER had it on line at Shellharbour. Mona Vale is well up the Sydney North Shore just before you cross Broken Bay. Nev 1
facthunter Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Looks as though it was getting Plenty of work. It had come from the North after getting there around the West of Sydney. Good thing the Motor didn't fail over the water. I never liked crossing Broken Bay. Nev 1
BurnieM Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 (edited) It had earlier travelled Shell Harbour to Camden then west of Sydney, then north of Hornsby down Broken Bay then southbound coastal near Newport at approx 1000ft when the engine problems occurred. Edited August 17 by BurnieM
onetrack Posted August 17 Posted August 17 She was a pretty old Cherokee, a 1967 model. I wonder how many times the engine had been reconditioned?
BurnieM Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 Read a newspaper article (that I now cannot find) that the owner bought it 6 months ago for $60,000. 1
onetrack Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Two injured after plane crash on golf course WWW.PERTHNOW.COM.AU Two men have escaped serious injuries after their light plane made a dramatic emergency landing on a golf course in a major city on Sunday afternoon. SMH story - Light plane makes emergency landing on Mona Vale golf course WWW.SMH.COM.AU The pilot and a passenger managed to step out of the light plane with only minor injuries after it landed on the fairway in front of the clubhouse.
turboplanner Posted August 17 Posted August 17 I've flown BUN; hit a flock of galahs coming in to land at Cootamundra. If you have to throw an aircraft at a golf course, you couldn't get a better airctraft to help you. 1
facthunter Posted August 17 Posted August 17 They were supposed to be a Land a Matic at the time. Nev 1
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