D'oh Canada: Plane takeoff goes very wrong on Comox beach on Canada Day
A plane that made an emergency landing on a Comox beach on Tuesday after RCMP said it reportedly ran out out of fuel later
crashed when it made an ill-conceived attempt to take off across the mud flats at low tide
after refuelling.
After bouncing madly across the ground, the plane dug its propellor into the ground, doing an impromptu nose stand before coming to an abrupt halt.
Comox RCMP said the pilot was uninjured, and no evidence of fuel leakage was found from the crash.
Bystanders helped push the plane across the muddy beach to shore, where it was lifted out by helicopter on Wednesday.
The plane is a Van's RV-6A, a two-seat, single-engine homebuilt airplane sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft,
and was located in Duncan, B.C.,
as of June 3.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has been contacted for comment.
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