Monday,
10 March 2025
Pilot misses the runway in Wangaratta

A PILOT escaped without injury on Friday when a plane they were flying landed on the grass adjacent to runway 27 at Wangaratta Airport and it ended up in a drain.

A Recreational Aviation Australia accident and defect summary reported the incident as pilot error.

"They thought they were on the runway, however, there is a drainage culvert which they did not see after landing," the summary read.

"They ...

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