Yellow aircraft down at Berrima NSW on 16 April 2026

[Blueadventures]

A pilot has been freed after becoming trapped in the wreckage of a light plane that crashed in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Emergency services were called to Medway Rd in Berrima about 7.45am Thursday after reports a light plane had crashed into a paddock.

Pilot freed from light plane crash wreckage

When ambulance, police and fire crews arrived, they found the pilot trapped inside the wreckage.

Police said the 58-year-old man, who was the sole occupant of the aeroplane, is believed to have been inside the wreckage “for some time” before he was freed.

Pilot freed from light plane crash wreckage

He sustained leg injuries and was treated at the scene by paramedics, before he was flown to Liverpool Hospital.

Aviation authorities have been notified and are investigating the incident.

 

[BrendAn]

was it a hornet stol as reported on the radio

[yampy]

2 minutes ago, BrendAn said:

was it a hornet stol as reported on the radio

Yes it was Hornet . 

[Thruster88]

Looks like the aircraft built by one of our forum members

 

 

[BurnieM]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569221

 

 

[danny_galaga]

Can't really be sure from the photo, but it looks like there was some room to land. Would I be correct in saying this one has come down in a stall or spin? 

[facthunter]

I hope the Pilot recovers OK. Nev

[sfGnome]

That patch of ground has  lots of trees; it’s not open pasture. It’s possible that it hit a tree during the last phase of landing. 

[Blueadventures]

Very crunched in on left side, hope pilot recovers ok.

[cherk]

Maybe my eyes🙄 ,but is that wire across to tail feathers ? ...........Wire strike??

[FlyBoy1960]

59 minutes ago, cherk said:

Maybe my eyes🙄 ,but is that wire across to tail feathers ? ...........Wire strike??

Fire hose, look at the other photo with the fire engine, same as that