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Old 1st October 2011, 11:40 AM
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Default Plane hits ferris wheel at Old Bar near Taree

A real show stopper, I bet!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226154891448

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FOUR people are trapped after a light plane attempting to land crashed into a ferris wheel at Taree.

The incident has happened at Old Bar where a festival was taking place.

Witnesses say two people are trapped in the plane wreckage and another two remain trapped on the ferris wheel.

A witness told 2GB: "Everybody's safe. The pilots are still in the plane, they're getting a cherrypicker to get them out.

"The light plane was coming in to land but was off course and went sideways into the ferris wheel.

"It's still wedged into the ferris wheel.

"There are two children in the ferris wheel, but they're all OK."

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Old 1st October 2011, 12:26 PM
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Post Strong ferris wheel!

Here's a better photo:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-0...stival/3204934
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Old 1st October 2011, 03:17 PM
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That's one strong ferris wheel!
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Old 1st October 2011, 06:11 PM
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I have just been checking old Old Bar on Google Earth and matching it with the location of the amusement rides for the Old Bar Festival as detailed on their website and some of the photos. It appears that the ferris wheel is situated approx 130m off the end of the runway and 22m off the centreline (at best). That seems like a pretty small margin for error.
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Old 1st October 2011, 06:23 PM
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Absolutely crazy (although aircraft were probably assumed to have a reasonable climb performance)! And how lucky that the gondola dislodged by the aircraft's impact was unoccupied.
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Old 1st October 2011, 06:28 PM
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An image on the news I just saw of the airstrip showed a white cross on the strip. That indicates the runway is unserviceable. One has to wonder what they were doing there....
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Old 1st October 2011, 09:23 PM
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If the aircraft was already in trouble, I don't think white crosses would stop them from attempting a landing.
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My impression was the plane had just taken of from the strip , not trying to land
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Old 1st October 2011, 10:01 PM
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The original story suggests it was trying to land, and other reports have said the plane 'didn't sound right'. But as always, eyewitness accounts can change from one media outlet to another, and from one day to the next.
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Some good info here including a couple of videos.
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