"I slowed down, pulled up and said, 'Oh mate, I think I've snapped my leg here'," Mr Blomfield told AAP. Mr Blomfield was initially treated on an isolated airstrip before being flown to hospital. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"It was my first time being in a plane," Mr Blomfield said. The farmhand broke both his tibia and fibula, which showed the enormous force of the impact, Dr Gillespie said. Mr Blomfield had a metal rod inserted into his leg and is recovering at home in Caroona, in the NSW Liverpool Plains.