A pilot and his passenger have walked away seemingly unscathed after a crash touchdown and fireplace attributable to a nose-wheel collapse.
The emergency started within the skies over Adelaide and ended 700 kilometres away.
It was an emergency touchdown greater than two hours within the making, with the pilot apparently conscious he had an issue quickly after takeoff.
A flight tracker reveals how the dual engine Rockwell Commander circled Adelaide’s western suburbs after which the coast earlier than the pilot and air visitors management deliberate a landing at Adelaide Airport.
When that was unsuccessful, the pilot lifted off once more, opting to go to Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne’s north-west the place they ready for an emergency touchdown.
The plane’s nose-wheel crippled as anticipated on landing, inflicting its nostril to scrape alongside the tarmac.
All appeared secure after which horrifying flashes of flames burst out the perimeters.
Regardless of the drama, the 2 on board managed to evacuate safely.
