Student pilot crashes RAAF Roulette on runway in Victoria
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A trainee pilot has miraculously escaped injury after crashing during a 'low-speed runway excursion' at a Royal Australian Air Force base.
It's understood the student was controlling a PC-21 Roulette plane when it crashed at the RAAF Base in East Sale, southeast Victoria, around 2pm on Thursday.
The trainee was assessed at the base medical centre as a precaution.
Local photographer Grant McKillop told Daily Mail Australia he arrived at the airstrip roughly three hours after the crash to find dozens of people still there.
'I saw about 20 guys in hi-vis vests basically doing salvage recovery and two fire trucks when I took my photos at 5pm,' Mr McKillop said.
'It was [likely] the investigation crew grabbing all the props and stuff that came off the plane so that investigators can figure out if the crash was caused by human error or some sort of mechanical failure.'
The RAAF has confirmed the incident will be investigated.
Pilots require intense training to operate the PC-21 Roulette plane which often fly at speeds of up to 685km/hour during showcases.
A student at the RAAF Base in East Sale (pictured) in southeast Victoria, escaped injury after crashing during a 'low-speed runway excursion'
Hours later, another student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a popular Sunshine Coast beach after a reported engine failure.
Queensland Police confirmed the small plane landed at Bulcock Beach in Caloundra at 9am on Friday.
Neither the student or the instructor on board were injured.
Tomas Murray, a different flight instructor, commended the instructor who 'followed all correct procedures during the emergency'.
'The engine failed in some way. We don't know the details and will be investigating,' Mr Murray wrote on social media.
'Plane is okay but will be assessed by flight engineers and a report will be made.'
Another student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a popular Sunshine Coast beach after a reported engine failure (pictured, a helicopter arrives at the scene)
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