Shredded airplane - photo

[Jon]

Shredded airplane. Caused by a 2001 incident in which an Australian pilot's airplane got away from him after he tried to hand-start the propeller.

The plane shot away from him, and taxied forward. After being knocked down by the Saratoga, Isabel was hanging on to the tail of his aircraft trying to stop it going any further, and watching in horror it shreds through several surrounding aircraft - hoping that, any minute, the engine will stop. But, unmanned for over 150 yards – the Saratoga sliced through four Piper Warriors, operated by the University of South Australia Flying School, before turning sharply right and plowing into the school's Piper Seminole, registered as VH-KBZ, virtually destroying it, and spewing out hundreds of liters of avgas.

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Previously:

1928 bird-shaped wing aircraft crash - video and photo
Plane skids off runway and crashes into helicopter - GIF
Vintage T-6 single-engine plane crashes on California highway - GIF
Airplane runway crash into snowbank - GIF

[Duke_of_URL]

And on that day, he discovered wheel chocks.

[madokie]

i am no airplane expert but dont most planes have Brakes ???? cant u set the brake on like as in PARK???? drag race cars have a line lock ,u step hard on brake pedal flip a switch ,then remove foot from brake pedal and car has brakes locked,,when i check my brake lights on a vehicle i use a 2x4 between the seat and brake pedal, cant u do that on planes too?? FYI i use wheel chocks on my truck !! well ever since i got mad and slammed the shift lever into and past park and broke it..Ford tough ??? hah. Actually this is a pic of how Chuck Norris tests a new pocket knife out!!

[hemmjo]

I wonder if they were covered by Farmers Insurance the, “ We know a thing or two, because we’ve seen a thing or two.” people. That would make a great visual for a one of their TV ads.