ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149335
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| Date: | Saturday 29 September 2012 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | Harding Enterprises Alpha Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZK-SPT |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wanganui Airport, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Whanganui Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A replica WW2-era Spitfire plane has made an emergency landing at Whanganui Airport after one u/c failed to extend.
The pilot, the sole occupant of the plane, was unhurt in the incident which happened about 6.15 p.m. on Saturday 29 September 2012.
Airport manager Allan MacGibbon told NZ Newswire the pilot had been forced to make a "belly landing" on grass after the plane's wheels failed.
Sources:
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/emergency-landing-at-whanganui-airport-14995279.html
Images:
Hastings, January 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2012 05:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Oct-2012 04:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2012 01:25 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Aug-2023 07:08 | harro | Updated [[Location]] |
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