Date:	Friday 25 March 2011
Time:	08:40
Type:	Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Owner/operator:	Geraldton Air Charter
Registration:	VH-SMY
MSN:	17270657
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pigeon Island, about 160km north-west of Geraldton, WA -   Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Geraldton Airport - YGEL
Destination airport:	Pigeon Island Aerodrome
Investigating agency:	ATSB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Two people have suffered minor injuries in a light plane crash into shallow water at Pigeon Island near Geraldton in Western Australia's mid-west.
It is believed the 22-year-old pilot was attempting to land the small aircraft at Pigeon Island when the plane overshot the runway into the ocean.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1507306/latest-from-wire/
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/pilot-passenger-survive-watery-abrolhos-ocean-landing-ng-3bbba86d6874072d3724907e0a59deaa
https://au.news.yahoo.com/plane-ditches-off-geraldton-9075676.html
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-042.aspx

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Mar-2011 03:28	gerard57	Added
25-Mar-2011 05:00	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
25-Mar-2011 09:31	gerard57	Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
25-Mar-2011 16:38	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
26-Mar-2011 08:04	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage]