Man fined for parking plane outside WA pub

A man who taxied his light plane down a main street in Western Australia's Pilbara region and parked it outside a pub has been fined $5000.

Anthony Whiteway, 37, was charged with committing an act likely to endanger the life, health or safety of a person, and faced Newman Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The plane had its propeller running, its wings removed and was being steered by foot pedals.

"It was a pretty stupid thing to do," Newman Police sergeant Mark McKenzie told AAP after the incident earlier this month.

"Kids were coming home from school. It could have been very ugly.

"All he needed was one gust of wind ... because without the wings, it's not stable.

"People think it was a bit of a laugh but it was very dangerous and we're not very happy with it."

Mr Whiteway, who does not hold a pilot's licence, told the ABC he wouldn't take the plane to the pub again.

"I knew what I was doing," he told West Australian Newspapers.

"I taxied it perfectly. Look how well I parked it."