steveg(at)nternet.com
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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:54 am Post subject: Bad Day |
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See article from Sydney Herald about an Commander having a bad day. Seems things were falling apart.
Window falls from plane, misses footballers
June 11, 2007 - 9:10PM
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A window that blew out of a light aircraft plunged about 1000 metres and narrowly missed soccer players on a ground in Melbourne's north today.
The startled players watched anxiously as the heavy window slammed harmlessly into a patch of grass near the oval at Bundoora, just after 2pm (AEST).
The emergency window, weighing several kilograms, fell off the veteran six-seater aircraft shortly after it took off from Essendon Airport, said Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) spokesman Peter Gibson.
Mr Gibson said the aircraft - a Rockwell Aero Commander last manufactured in the 1970s - was flying at between 2000 and 3000ft and the pilot was able to turn back and land safely at Essendon Airport.
He said the plane had not been in any danger but "obviously you don't want parts falling off an aircraft".
"Apart from the risk to the aircraft, there's also a risk to people on the ground," Mr Gibson said.
"You wouldn't want to be near it (when it fell).
"Obviously at that altitude there is plenty of oxygen to breathe and you wouldn't be sucked out. It would be very noisy, but the plane wasn't in any danger."
CASA and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate.
Mr Gibson did not know how many people were on board the plane, where it was headed, or if it was operating privately or on charter.
Mr Gibson said it was quite rare for a part to break off an aircraft in flight.
"Over the last eight years I can recall two to three occasions where a door or window has fallen out, so it does happen," he added.
Steve G
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