Navajo Wheels up landing in Tamworth

[gibbo_335]

Hey guys,

This happened in Tamworth, New South Wales on Friday  .  The plane is one that a very good mate of mine usually flies on freight runs    Luckily it was his day off.
Full marks though to the pilot no damage to the Props or engines    WOW!!  Dowsed with the usual bad reporting 

http://soulstream1.sptel.com.au/NBN_News/tmcrashlanding.wmv

[chuckar101]

Good ol Navajo.  Guy did a hell of a job on the landing.  I've had several gear issues with that type of aircraft, luckily for me I was able to get them down every time using the various means available.  That one looked a bit odd since the nose gear went down but the mains didn't, the nose is the last one to go down in our gear sequence.  Quite interesting.

[Rooster Cruiser]

I loved how the reporter ended her report, "The pilot was given the rest of the day off."      You reckon he didn't have to help unload his freight?  Methinks he'd be spending the rest of the day sucking up a few cold ones once he was done with the investigators!!!   

[chuckar101]

He had probably already thrown a few back when the investigators showed up.

[gibbo_335]

I loved how the reporter ended her report, "The pilot was given the rest of the day off."      You reckon he didn't have to help unload his freight?  Methinks he'd be spending the rest of the day sucking up a few cold ones once he was done with the investigators!!!   

My mate Johnno had to unload the freight into his Nav and continue the run  it was actually johnno's day off, funny way to swap freight runs and days off