Light plane clips car near airport, injuring two people

Posted Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 5:31pmTue 10 Nov 2026 at 5:31pm

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Two people have been taken to hospital with head injuries after a light plane clipped a car near Lilydale Airport.

Paramedics assessed two other people at the scene, who did not need emergency care or transport.

An onlooker told ABC 774 the plane appeared to hit the car's roof, disrupting traffic in the area.

A light plane has clipped a car while landing near Lilydale Airport, in Melbourne's outer east.

Two people, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s, have been taken to hospital in a stable condition with head injuries.

Paramedics assessed another two people at the scene, who did not need emergency care or transport.

Emergency services were called to an incident on MacIntyre Lane in Yering about 2.30pm.

"Crews arrived to find a plane that had come in to land had clipped a car," a Country Fire Authority spokesperson said.

ABC 774 listener Steve told host Charlie Pickering both the light plane and the car appeared damaged.

"It appears that a light plane has come in for a landing, crossing MacIntyre Lane, and has hit the roof of a car," Steve said.

"The actual plane looks like it's spun around and landed on the runway."

Steve said the driver of the car appeared to have been in shock, with blood on his face.

"It looks as though it hit the windscreen. The windscreen's cracked, and the roof's been dented in," he said.

"It would have been a pretty scary time for the driver and the pilot."

ABC understands the aircraft belongs to the Lilydale Flying School.

The school's website states prior permission from the flying school is required to land.

The flying school has been approached for comment.

MacIntyre Lane was closed past Lilydale Airport, with diversions in place, as emergency services responded.

"There's a massive pile-up of cars there," Steve told ABC 774.