Dramatic footage has shown the moment a pilot’s light plane crashed into a parked car in Sydney’s west on Saturday morning.
The 28-year-old pilot, who was not physically injured, got into trouble moments after taking off from Bankstown Airport at around 11.30am.
According to flight tracking software, he turned in a left-hand loop and was understood to be airborne for about four minutes when he experienced engine failure.
He tried to land on the nearby Bankstown Trotting Recreational Club but came down instead in a car park and slammed into a parked Mazda after skidding for several metres and losing part of the plane’s wing.
CCTV from the scene showed the light plane careering towards the car park before crashing into the vehicle.