Trapped Cirrus SR-22 Pilot Rescued in Sydney

A Pilot flipped and was trapped for an hour in a Cirrus SR-22 Aircraft in critical condition on March 17, 2023 at Bankstown Airport in Australia.

Firefighters and Medics worked on saving the pilot and getting to Liverpool Hospital.

[Mrsournotes]

I salute all the folks everywhere that do these rescues!

[Codehead]

Excellent explanation about the new CPR method! Thanks!

[cal-native]

Keoni what a service you are providing! Great detail - like the stabilizer bars 👍. Also I hadn't seen the compression graph before - makes perfect sense. Thanks buddy!

[kentfield]

Mahalo for the CPR update. So just compressions until help arrives, no breaths. Flipping upside down is a big worry for off airport landings. I have a canopy and brief my rear seat passenger that in an emergency if we land off airport we will land with the gear up and canopy open. Hopefully I/we will never have to do this.

[logic]

Very interesting and vital information about CPR, thank you for that end let's pray for the poor pilot, I sincerely hope he'll be alright.

[rilmar]

I actually did not know the rationale behind the no breaths method. Thank you for explaining that! By the way, I have read the pilot did suffer a cardiac arrest, thankfully the responders managed to get his heart back going

[brianmuhlingBUM]

Well explained, thanks, I love your channel.😊

[duanequam]

It sure was perfect timing for your channel to come to all of us. There is so much I feel we needed to understand about what is done after an accident. Your are doing a great job explaining your job.
Thank you

[carloscortes]

After you been analyzing all these accidents if you ever face a critical rescue you will definitely be on top of your game.i hope you already a crew leader or crew chief...if not they should make you one.great job brother!

[joncox]

Great Report! Glad all are OK! I have never been in a Cirrus, it's a really hot performer and the most popular new manufactured aircraft on the market, has a lot going for it. I have a great friend of 40 years flying and he is a TOP NOTCH been there, done that, flown just about everything and is one heck of a "seat of the pants" flyer. Has over 23, 000 hrs, Gulfstreams, 757, L-39's, F-5, and many other high performance aircraft plus an A&P/IA mechanics licenses. His former boss bought one for the his son to learn to fly in and he was asked to ferry the Cirrus SR-22 across the country to their home base. He HATED the flying characteristics, he said it was just unstable and did not fly well. I value his opinion greatly and he said he would never get back in one. I was shocked, being I have never heard anything negative about the Cirrus and also they are used a LOT for training, so many flying them are first time flyers and don't have anything else to compare it to. Anyone else have any negative experiences with the Cirrus? Good, Bad? Thx!

[cliffhigson]

Saw that on the news earlier plane left southport which is here on the gold coast (southport is about 3nm from where the 2 SeaWorld choppers collided back in January ) bit of info re bankstown they don't have a dedicated aviation fire service based there as there's no major passenger services there mostly cargo, flight schools & the state hq for police aviation & some rescue choppers based therr as well.

[JCsaves]

I just finished taking a standard first aid with CPR course here in Canada. They still teach us 30 & 2 method. When did this change come into effect that you mentioned? I thought chest compressions were to save the heart not brain? But I guess once the heart starts going then the brain will get it’s blood? Anyway good information sharing thank you. Hopefully this pilot is okay🙏🏻

[robertd]

"Goose, you're gonna have to punch us out. I can't reach the ejection handle. Eject."
"I'm trying! I'm trying!"
"EJECT EJECT EJECT"
(1986)

[nancychace]

Thanks for sharing. Good report. Interesting to hear of the firefighter's perspective and how you approach an accident like this.
Now, about CPR -
I'm old enough to have had the training to do it 30 and 2. I'd like to verify how far back down the blood drops if you stop at 30 to give 2 breaths? How do they know it goes back down to baseline? If you didn't stop to give breaths, at what point would you be pumping blood with very little or not enough O2? Sometimes it can take a little bit for definitive care to arrive.
I can remember that for quite awhile it seemed like they were changing the parameters of how to do CPR about every cycle. Every time I had to renew it would be a different story. This was enough to make one wonder, like what if some people along the line were just trying ro keep their jobs going or politics were a factor somehow. None of that makes any difference to the person whose life is on the line.
Very good report. Thank you for sharing. Please stay safe out there.
Aloha ~

[jimfinlaw]

Sounds like this Cirrus SR-22 got caught in either wind shear or down draft wind conditions. Not much a general aviation pilot can do since these planes are not equipped with sensors to detect such wind conditions unlike the big airlines have. Best thing a general aviation pilot can do is make a judgement decision whether to fly or not based on wind conditions. I hope the pilot does not have any lasting debilitating injuries from this accident. The first responders did a great job getting him out of the plane to get the help he needs. My hats off to every one of them.

[RaysDad]

It looks like there were 9 or 10 yellow vest responders on the scene. That's a lot, but I suppose you can't have too many.

[GrumpyOldMan]

There was a rumour that the firies initially hesitated as they didn't know how to make the CAPS safe. Any thoughts/comments?

[danielmierop]

A note of ideas for channel logo thought. Represent …… courage, knowledge, attention to details. I liked the jet but not the flames. Only my thought. A logo that visually shows the high level of training and knowledge these responders have gone thru to live the passion of an aviation response team. Dan in New Hampshire.

[rinzler]

Thankfully there wasn't a fire, due in no small part to the quick response.

[wesmcgee]

The Cirrus needs a parachute because the don't seem to fly.