A man taxied down a street in Newman, Western Australia and parked his wingless Beechcraft two-seater aircraft up outside the pub, much to the shock of the locals.

"On the way back through town... here’s a plane parked outside the Purple Pub," Newman resident Beau Woolcock told ABC radio.

"Even more special was seeing one of the local coppers poking his head in the door of the plane looking like he was asking for a licence."

The West Australian newspaper said staff at the pub had dubbed the man a "legend" but the local police did not see the funny side.

"It was a pretty stupid thing to do," Newman police sergeant Mark McKenzie told reporters, saying the propeller was running and it needed to be steered by foot pedals. It was not clear why it had no wings.

"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."