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Sling

Sling Makes Emergency Landing – Caloundra, QLD – 23 October 2026

  • Emergency landing
  • Light aircraft

Published · Updated

Sling
  • Occupants Not stated Fatalities not stated
  • Aircraft Damage not stated Sling
  • Phase Landing Emergency landing
  • Investigation Status not stated

Flight path

Schematic, not to scale

  1. Phase of flight Landing Emergency landing
  2. Accident site Caloundra Aerodrome, QLD

What happened

A Sling aircraft made an emergency landing at Caloundra Aerodrome in Queensland on 23 October 2026. Recreational Aviation Australia records the occurrence under The Airplane Factory’s Sling model.

The pilot reported that the aircraft was in an incorrect configuration immediately after take-off and returned for a safe landing at Caloundra. The public summary says no further events were reported. It does not specify the aircraft’s registration, number of occupants, injuries, damage or investigation status.

Occurrence data

DateFriday 23 October 2026
AircraftSling
FlightEmergency landing
DestinationCaloundra Aerodrome, QLD
Phase of flightLanding
LocationCaloundra Aerodrome, QLD
Published23 October 2026
Updated28 October 2026