By Daniella White
The pilot of a light plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the sand on Collaroy Beach after suspected engine failure.
Ambulance NSW said the young couple and their baby on board escaped uninjured.
A light aircraft has made an emergency landing on Collaroy Beach in Sydney’s north today. Credit:NSW Ambulance
Paramedics were called to the scene on Sydney’s northern beaches about 2.10pm on Wednesday.
NSW Police said there was a 25-year-old male pilot on board, along with a 28-year-old female passenger and a one-year-old child.
Ambulance Inspector Dave Stubbs said the low tide gave the pilot a long landing strip, taking about 200 metres to come to a soft landing.
“You always think the worst when a plane is involved but thankfully they were able to land safely on the beach and there were no injuries sustained by those on board,” he said.
“They were very lucky to be able to land the plane safely on the beach.
“It’s been really fortunate today, they are really lucky.”
He said it was the second emergency plane landing he had attended on the northern beaches within the past six months.
A light plane made an emergency landing in Cromer Park in November, narrowly missing the cricket and soccer matches under way.
“I’m not sure if you should be flying a plane if I’m working,” Inspector Stubbs said.
“You don’t expect to attend a major incident involving a plane, so to attend two is quite significant. I’m just thankful there were no serious injuries involved in either.”
A beach buggy tried to tow the plane along the beach but it became bogged in sand. It was eventually removed from the beach.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said that, because the plane was a recreational vehicle, it would not be conducting a safety investigation.
Recreational Aviation Australia has responsibility for any accident investigations into these types of aircraft, a bureau spokesman said in a statement.
“The forced landing of a Tecnam P2008 aircraft on Collaroy Beach on Wednesday afternoon following a reported engine failure has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau,” the spokesman said.
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Daniella White is a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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