IN BRIEF - PLAINTIFF SUCCESSFULLY SUES FOR DAMAGE TO
AIRCRAFT
Kangaroos pose a significant problem for operators of airports
in Australia against which operators must take appropriate action
to minimise risks. This is demonstrated in the decision in the New
South Wales District Court in
Five Star Medical Centre Pty Limited v Kempsey Shire
Council [2017] NSWDC 250 delivered in September 2017.
AIRCRAFT DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF COLLIDING WITH A KANGAROO
SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT KEMPSEY AERODROME
Kempsey Shire Council has owned and operated the Kempsey
aerodrome since 1977. While in 2014 it was not used for commercial
flights, it saw about two or three aircraft movements each day and
was used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the New South Wales
Air Ambulance, by local and hobby pilots, parachuting and skydive
businesses and a flight training college, and was the base for
Macleay Aircraft Maintenance.
