April 20
A Glider accident at Gympie has claimed the life of the passenger after the pilot overshot the runway during a landing attempt and finished up impacting the ground about 400m past the northern end of the runway
 
The experienced glider instructor-pilot survived and was transferred to the Nambour Hospital with leg injuries
 
It's understood by the News Desk that the Pilot and Passenger were Brother and Sister

April 18
Three POB a single-engine retractable U/C Cessna escaped injury after a reported downdraft caused the aircraft to belly-land while attempting a take-off at Warooka airport on South Oz's Yorke Peninsula
 
CASA's representative indicated the aircraft sustained serious damage during the emergency belly landing - "That does occur unfortunately from time to time"
 
"There's a number of reasons for belly landings - there can be a problem with the pilot not putting the undercarriage down at the right time or there could be mechanical problems"