Thursday, November 17, 2011

Cessna 172M Skyhawk, C-GPHV, Rockcliffe Flying Club: Accident occurred November 17, 2011 at Ottawa-Rockcliffe Airport (CYRO)

The wrecked Cessna lies where it came to rest off the Rockcliffe Airport runway, its broken landing gear plainly visible.


The 1976 Cessna 172M Skyhawk is registered to the Rockcliffe flying club. 

All three people onboard a small plane walked away after it crashed at Rockcliffe Airport Thursday afternoon.

The small four-seater plane came off the runway and ended up on its belly with broken landing gear at about 2 p.m., said emergency responders.

The pilot managed to turn the engine off and there was no smoke or fire, said Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Marc Messier.

The 54 year-old male pilot and another passenger, 48, were not injured.