CATH NEWS REPORT:
Screenshot of The Age report
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Two people and a dog walked away with only minor injuries after their light plane crashed into a suburban Sydney street, tearing down power lines and narrowly missing homes and St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield in Sydney's west, said an AAP report in The Age.
It hit the ground alongside Brenan Park, narrowly missing homes and eventually coming to a rest on its roof about 350 metres from the school.A 27-year-old man was flying the single-engined Piper Archer II plane with a 27-year-old female passenger and a black poodle cross-breed called Saff on board when it crashed in Brenan Street, in Smithfield, about 12.30pm Wednesday.
The man and woman were taken to nearby Liverpool Hospital with minor injuries.
Ambulance spokesman Craig Pusser praised the pilot's efforts to bring the aircraft down without hitting any buildings.
"Yeah absolutely, the pilot of the plane can certainly be praised for his efforts and the fact that no one else was injured is a miracle," he told the ABC.
The aircraft, which suffered extensive damage, had taken off from Ballina, on NSW's north coast, and was due to land at Bankstown Airport, in Sydney's south-west, police say.
The cause of the crash is not known, with the Air Transport Safety Bureau to hold an investigation.
The crash brought down power lines, cutting power to about 7000 homes and businesses.
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