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People look at an ultra-light Cheetah S200 airplane stuck in a Ferris wheel after it crashed into the fairground attraction following takeoff from a nearby airstrip in Taree, New South Wales, on October 1, 2011. The plane left dangling from the structure trapped its pilot and passenger inside. Two children, a boy and a girl, who were on the ride at the time of the accident were rescued unharmed, police said.
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Two men and their ultra-light plane hang from a Ferris wheel while two children sit in a carriage near the top of the ride at a country festival at Old Bar on Oct. 1. The four people were trapped in the tangled wreckage for hours after the plane crashed into the ride.
The AP reports from CANBERRA, Australia:
An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious injuries.
Two children — a 9-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl — were trapped in a carriage at the top of the wheel near the wrecked plane for 90 minutes, police said.
The 52-year-old pilot and his 32-year-old passenger were trapped inside the mangled aircraft more than 30 feet above ground for almost three hours, police said. Read the full story.
A small plane becomes caught in a Ferris wheel, Friday, in Australia. No serious injuries were reported from the scene.
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Be sure to send the plane owner the bill for the Ferris wheel and emergency services.
OK... we'll get right on that.
A really bad accident. Thank God that things didn't turnout like air races in Reno, although the lord did watch out for many thier. When it's our time to go-- just do it. I believe in life always. I have seen alot of death. Military. I believe that thieir is new life. I will see my friends and family again. Godspeeed.
gerry wright,
I'm glad no one was hurt, but those two guys in the plane are looking pretty embarrassed in that second picture. They must feel like real fools for crashing their plane into a Ferris wheel as they sit there hanging above the onlooking crowd.
Like birds at a wind farm.
... well, there's something you don't see every day
How can that Ferris Wheel still be standing??
A "truther" would probably tell you that no plane actually crashed into the ferris wheel, and that it was done with explosives placed aboard one of the gondolas. Clearly an inside job.
Is Al Qaeda targeting ferris wheels now? What's next?... roller coasters?...flag poles?... forest fire lookouts?
No, a truther would tell you that the ferris wheel jumped in front of the incoming plane.
The pilot was assumed to have been born in Kenya, since he was not able to produce his birth certificate, on the spot.
Crikee!!!
Aussie's never were much good as pilots! Good think the kids were not hurt. Since it was an ultra light , the pilot probably didn't know much about flying. Idiot.
Evidently you're not a pilot. Ultra light is specifically speaking of the weight. The Cheetah S200 is an actual plane.
Please do a little research before making assumptions.
If you drive a compact car, does that mean you probably don't know much about driving?
Think before speak....
Dennis,
I know a lot of pilots who have poor opinions of these LSAs and the guys who fly 'em. I don't necessarily share that opinion, but I wouldn't fly one myself either. And at least here in the states (can't speak about Australia) it is a fact that the requirements and training for a light Sport license aren't nearly as stringent as for a Private.
Then again, every rating higher probably looks at the lower ratings with disdain. So it's all a matter of perspective.
The bottom line is this; on first examination, it looks like the pilot demonstrated some pretty poor situational awareness. Even if he was making an emergency landing, he could have picked a better spot than the top of a ferris wheel. Right now I would call him the luckiest guy of the week.
Who give a crap in the US? I don't.
Couldn't "get it up"
Cool
Some people will do anything to be first in line.....
Wow, what a ride! But they really should buy a ticket and wait in line like everyone else!
any landing you walk away from is a good landing ...ooopppsss they havent landed yet ..lolol
Did the ferris wheels owner obtain a special permit to construct it in the flight path of the airport. From the appearance of the pilot, the plane may have been exceeding its gross weight capability.
Durp. Bet they felt silly sitting there waiting to be rescued while everyone saw the evidence of their smooth landing..lol. Just a good thing no one was hurt!
That is not a "Ultra light".
sounds like hes a drug smuggler to me... flying low... no id (according to posts above)...
"Well Stan, this is another fine mess you've gotten us into."
Does anyone else see the resemblence in the picture with the two of them in the cockpit?
They really need to outlaw those Ferris wheels, they are dangerous terrorist contraptions that just get in the way and are trying to kill us.
I don't want to make "light" of the situation, but even "Ferris" Bueler would have known better. I hope they are arrested for sneaking on to the ride without a ticket.
That Aussie pilot should be very thankful that he did no go 6' - "Down Under"...
Wow look theres a new ride at the amusement park!It's called a airplane ferris wheel=nuk,nuk,nuk!