Tiger Moth forced landing, Whitsundays, Qld.

Sanctimonious twaddle indeed. From the ATSB website:

” The ATSB is investigating a possible birdstrike involving de Havilland DH-82, VH-ARU, near Shute Harbour (ALA), Queensland, on 2 July 2016.

While conducting an aerobatic manoeuvre, the pilot heard a noise and saw an object fly past. The pilot attempted to return to Shute Harbour airport, but due to damage to the aircraft, was forced to conduct a landing on a rocky beach. The pilot and passenger were uninjured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and passenger and gather additional information.

A report will be released within several months.”

Very good, ha ha. BTW, your grammar needs some work

I don’t think it is good form to criticise another user’s use of grammar.

There is no point in the reports that indicates they WERE performing aerobatics, just that they intended to do them. As far as you know from the evidence they could have been in transit. So you come up with some sanctimonious twaddle.

Lift it off with a helicopter?????

That is another option, that is not unprecedented.

Andy

Better airmanship would have been to ensure having somewhere suitable for a safe force-landing BEFORE starting aerobatics.

Theres always someone isn’t there !

Lift it off with a helicopter?????

They’ll just have to take it apart.
The wing panels can be quite easily handled by two people, even for a bit of a distance over tough terrain.
Hardest bit will, of course, be the engine. With a frame built from lumber, four people could carry it. It’s a little over 300 pounds.
They’ll figure out a way to manage.

Andy

They might have more of a problem getting it off the rocks ?

And do you know the territory or the one running out of sky then to drop on to those rocks without to much damage by the look of it?
I still think he did well to plop it on the stones rather than obliteration the aeroplane ?
but what do I know sitting at my PC at zero feet with a cuppa !

Wow!
Looking at that photo, it’s a miracle that the Tiger didn’t flip over in the rocks.
Tremendous job by the pilot to get her down with no serious injuries. Thank goodness.

That Tiger will fly again.

Andy Scott

Good to hear all safe.
Now that looks like someone who knew how to just pop that on those stones, excellent airmanship.

http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/were-lucky-be-alive/3055781/#comments

Photo of plane on beach. One comment says the plane is a ‘dinosaur!’.

Good to hear the crew made it out okay.