Heard about from a friend who was a witness there on Sun April 17. Stoney Creek is down on the Niagara peninsula.
A light plane, a 2 seat homebuilt taildragger apparently, hit a glancing blow on a car windshield (and thereabouts) with a gear leg as it came in for landing. Aircraft went around, had others check the gear from the ground, on actual landing the gear collapsed. Car damaged but occupants OK.
It would have been runway 02, as the incident happened at Highland Road on the south side of the field.
Google maps shows the threshold is right up against a local road, although with a displaced threshold.
Old info I have says it is a 2850' runway with a 400' displaced threshold at the south end.
I see it made the news but there's essentially no content other than 'airplane clips car':
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/65010 ... ney-creek/
Comment:
That would be a smaller field where trying to bring it in right on the numbers, even respecting the displaced threshold, could be a hazard...
airplane-car collision, Stoney Creek ON
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Re: airplane-car collision, Stoney Creek ON
Glad to hear nobody was hurt, a foot or two difference in height here could be the difference between no incident and game over.
With a 400' displaced threshold, following a (shallow for small aircraft) 3 degree approach slope and aiming right for the threshold would put one at 20' height over the fence. They may have misjudged and got low by accident, or they may have been ignoring the displaced threshold and trying to land on the arrows.
With a 400' displaced threshold, following a (shallow for small aircraft) 3 degree approach slope and aiming right for the threshold would put one at 20' height over the fence. They may have misjudged and got low by accident, or they may have been ignoring the displaced threshold and trying to land on the arrows.
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Re: airplane-car collision, Stoney Creek ON
C-GDED, a privately owned Van's RV-6 aircraft, was on short final to land on Runway 02 at the
Stoney Creek Airport, ON (CPF6), when the aircraft struck a vehicle travelling eastbound on
Highland Road East. The collision broke the vehicle's windshield. The pilot executed a go-around
and flew another approach to the same runway. During the landing rollout, the pilot noted a strange
vibration and the left wing appeared to be low. When the aircraft arrived at the hanger, the left main
landing gear collapsed. The propeller struck the ground several times before the engine came to a
stop. There were no injuries.
Stoney Creek Airport, ON (CPF6), when the aircraft struck a vehicle travelling eastbound on
Highland Road East. The collision broke the vehicle's windshield. The pilot executed a go-around
and flew another approach to the same runway. During the landing rollout, the pilot noted a strange
vibration and the left wing appeared to be low. When the aircraft arrived at the hanger, the left main
landing gear collapsed. The propeller struck the ground several times before the engine came to a
stop. There were no injuries.
Re: airplane-car collision, Stoney Creek ON
Um, why on earth would you taxi that airplane anywhere after contacting a car with the landing gear? Let alone the fact that there was a vibration, and not sitting properly on the landing rollout?
Nothing like making a bad situation worse when it didn't have to be.
Nothing like making a bad situation worse when it didn't have to be.
