Does anyone have any other info regarding this?
http://www.cfax1070.com/newsstory.php?newsId=375
Two injured in Qualicum plane crash
Oct 14, 2006
TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A PLANE CRASHED INTO A BACKYARD IN QUALICUM LATE THIS MORNING.
TWO MEN WERE IN THE SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA WHEN IT CRASHED NEAR FERN ROAD.
OCEANSIDE RCMP CONSTABLE BRENDA O'SULLIVAN SAYS IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THE STUDENT OR INSTRUCTOR WAS FLYING THE PLANE. SHE SAYS WITNESSES IN THE AREA REPORT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE PLANE, BUT THEY HAVE TO TALK TO THE PILOT TO CONFIRM THAT.
CONSTABLE O'SULLIVAN ALSO SAYS IT'S AMAZING THE PLANE DIDN'T HIT THE NEARBY HOUSE, AND THAT NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.
THE NAMES OF THE TWO MEN WERE NOT RELEASED, TRANSPORT CANADA WILL BE INVESTIGATING.
Qualicum Cessna Crash
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Not that I can add anything to this report, but why must people involved in this say things like "Its amazing that the airplane didn't hit the nearby house"? No its not. The plane was assuredly flown into the yard --and not the house-- on purpose. Personally, I think its amazing that a pro ball player flew a light airplane into a condo unit in New York, and not down the East River like he was supposed to. I find everything short of actual collisions absolutely NOT amazing. Anyways, sorry for piping up. Not lookin' to hijack no posts!
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More info in this article.
The plane, GIGV, was from Courtenay Flight Centre, where I did my PPL 2 years ago. I'll be interested in hearing why the engine failed when they further investigate it.
More info in this article.
The plane, GIGV, was from Courtenay Flight Centre, where I did my PPL 2 years ago. I'll be interested in hearing why the engine failed when they further investigate it.
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Yes, JS still operates the company comprised of CFC & QFC. He lives and works out of Courtenay.
It's a shame for the wrecked aircraft. It was involved in another small incident not too long ago with a private renter, runway overrun --- resulted in a new engine.
Any other info as to how the two occupants are doing? Last I see they were reported with unknown injuries. I'm glad to hear they survived.
It's a shame for the wrecked aircraft. It was involved in another small incident not too long ago with a private renter, runway overrun --- resulted in a new engine.
Any other info as to how the two occupants are doing? Last I see they were reported with unknown injuries. I'm glad to hear they survived.
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Actually this is not the aircraft that was involved in the other incident. It was GFYW that got the new engine.Ralliart wrote:Yes, JS still operates the company comprised of CFC & QFC. He lives and works out of Courtenay.
It's a shame for the wrecked aircraft. It was involved in another small incident, runway overrun, a few months ago --- resulted in a new engine.
Any other info as to how the two occupants are doing? Last I see they were reported with unknown injuries. I'm glad to hear they survived.
t/o runway was 29. I am told engine failed at around 300'.
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Update
By STEVEN HEYWOOD News Editor
Oct 17 2006
A flight instructor and his student survived a plane crash in Qualicum Beach Saturday, after the aircraft’s engine lost power and forced them down into trees in a residential area.
Narohl Kuhl performed a semi-controlled emergency landing in his single-engine Cessna shortly after take-off from the Qualicum Beach municipal airport at around 11:30 a.m., says Cyril Rodgers, chief flight instructor with the Qualicum Flight School. Once reaching an altitude of approximately 300 feet, the engine lost power, says Rodgers. As Kuhl tried to find a place to land, the aircraft struck some trees and flipped over into a back yard on Fern Road, partly crushing the cockpit area, injuring both occupants, says Rodgers. No one on the ground was hurt.
“He did what he could,” says Rodgers of the pilot’s effort. “He saved both of their lives.”
The flight instructor and his student were taken to hospital in Nanaimo. Kuhl was released Sunday, suffering bruises and scratches. The student, whose name has not been released, is still in hospital with a broken hand and leg.
Kuhl has been working for the company for one-and-a-half years and is an experienced pilot. Rodgers adds Kuhl had logged a lot of hours on the plane that went down. The crash occurred during the flight school’s first trip of the day and Rodgers is at a loss to explain why the engine lost power.
“It had been working fine the previous day during a scenic tour,” he says. “The engine was also fairly new. We just put it in a year ago.”
Rodgers adds since they are a commercial operation, they must replace the engines in their aircraft once they reach 2,000 service hours. The planes are all mechanically inspected every 50 hours of flight time. This crash, he says, is the first time it has happened since he started working for the company in 2001.
Wreckage has been removed from the property and taken back to the airport. Al Hansson of Qualicum Beach Aero Centre says his company recovered the plane for the insurance company.
“It was destroyed on the emergency landing,” Hansson says. “The passenger compartment was intact but the instrument panel and engine had been pushed back.”
The Aero Centre performs maintenance for operators at the Qualicum Beach Airport, including KD Air, a passenger flight service between the town and the mainland.
Rodgers says the wreckage will undergo a mechanical investigation to determine the cause of the crash. He speculates that humidity might have played a role in the power loss, but a more thorough inspection will help find out what happened.
With two of their three aircraft still flying, Rodgers says they are still open for business, and will consider buying a new plane to replace the one destroyed on Saturday.
Oct 17 2006
A flight instructor and his student survived a plane crash in Qualicum Beach Saturday, after the aircraft’s engine lost power and forced them down into trees in a residential area.
Narohl Kuhl performed a semi-controlled emergency landing in his single-engine Cessna shortly after take-off from the Qualicum Beach municipal airport at around 11:30 a.m., says Cyril Rodgers, chief flight instructor with the Qualicum Flight School. Once reaching an altitude of approximately 300 feet, the engine lost power, says Rodgers. As Kuhl tried to find a place to land, the aircraft struck some trees and flipped over into a back yard on Fern Road, partly crushing the cockpit area, injuring both occupants, says Rodgers. No one on the ground was hurt.
“He did what he could,” says Rodgers of the pilot’s effort. “He saved both of their lives.”
The flight instructor and his student were taken to hospital in Nanaimo. Kuhl was released Sunday, suffering bruises and scratches. The student, whose name has not been released, is still in hospital with a broken hand and leg.
Kuhl has been working for the company for one-and-a-half years and is an experienced pilot. Rodgers adds Kuhl had logged a lot of hours on the plane that went down. The crash occurred during the flight school’s first trip of the day and Rodgers is at a loss to explain why the engine lost power.
“It had been working fine the previous day during a scenic tour,” he says. “The engine was also fairly new. We just put it in a year ago.”
Rodgers adds since they are a commercial operation, they must replace the engines in their aircraft once they reach 2,000 service hours. The planes are all mechanically inspected every 50 hours of flight time. This crash, he says, is the first time it has happened since he started working for the company in 2001.
Wreckage has been removed from the property and taken back to the airport. Al Hansson of Qualicum Beach Aero Centre says his company recovered the plane for the insurance company.
“It was destroyed on the emergency landing,” Hansson says. “The passenger compartment was intact but the instrument panel and engine had been pushed back.”
The Aero Centre performs maintenance for operators at the Qualicum Beach Airport, including KD Air, a passenger flight service between the town and the mainland.
Rodgers says the wreckage will undergo a mechanical investigation to determine the cause of the crash. He speculates that humidity might have played a role in the power loss, but a more thorough inspection will help find out what happened.
With two of their three aircraft still flying, Rodgers says they are still open for business, and will consider buying a new plane to replace the one destroyed on Saturday.
