Last updated: 6 March 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1985 |
| Time: | 04:23 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35 |
| Operator: | Wards Express |
| Registration: | VH-WFE |
| C/n / msn: | 35-221 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT (KTR) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Alice Springs Airport, NT (ASP/YBAS), Australia |
| Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT (KTR/YPTN), Australia |
The aircraft was making a landing 45 minutes before first light. During the landing roll a wallaby was seen bounding towards the aircraft. The animal was struck by the left maingear leg and the force of this collision resulted in portion of the wallaby being flung into the left flap. The aerodrome boundary fence is of the standard post and wire construction, which is relatively easy for wildlife to negotiate. Discussions with local residents indicate that wildlife numbers are greater in this area than they have been for some years.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with person or animal on the groundRunway mishap
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Alice Springs Airport, NT to Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1041 km (651 miles).
Distance from Alice Springs Airport, NT to Katherine-Tindal Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1041 km (651 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
