Media reports indicate the 65 year-old owner-pilot had just lifted off in his Kilcoy based home-built machine when it suddenly nose-dived into the ground beside the runway
BENALLA GLIDER TUG DEMOLISHED IN LANDING INCIDENT IN VIC
A tug-aircraft - type not identified - landing after towing/releasing a glider as part of a training exercise with a flight instructor and student pilot on board flipped and rolled shortly after touchdown
The 52 year-old instructor and off-duty police officer was initially trapped inside the wreckage and suffered serious head and neck injuries -
his 19-year-old trainee pilot also suffered injuries
JABIRU J430 HOME-BUILT EMERGENCY LANDING IN TASMANIA
Police and emergency services were called to the scene of an aircraft's forced landing at Rowella near Beaconsfield in northern Tasmania -
the 2 persons on board the 4-seater home-built were uninjured
The Jabiru J430 was forced to make an emergency landing after the 48 year-old pilot experienced severe vibrations and a loss of engine power