ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165193
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| Date: | Thursday 17 April 1969 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210-5 (205) |
| Owner/operator: | Bush Pilots Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-RJC |
| MSN: | 205-0114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minnamoolka Station, 85 miles SW of Cairns, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minnamoolka Station, Queensland |
| Spring Creek, Queensland | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had been informed by his Chief Pilot that the strip was 3,000 feet long when, in fact, its length was 2,300 feet. The aircraft weight and ambient conditions were such that the aircraft required the full strip length for take-off if using 20 degrees of flap, and 2,650 feet for take-off if flap was not used.
The pilot began a rolling take-off without flap and, when committed to continuing the take-off, he selected eight degrees of flap. He lifted the aircraft off the ground just before reaching a fence 200 feet beyond the end of the strip. The undercarriage struck the fence and the pilot abandoned the take-off and landed In the adjacent paddock The aircraft entered a shallow swamp, breaking off the nose wheel fork before coming to rest. No injuries reported to the four persons on board (pilot and three passengers)
ATSB Conclusion: The cause of the accident was that the pilot was provided with incorrect information regarding the length of the strip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196900009.aspx
2. http://atsb.gov.au/media/24433/196900009.pdf
3. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/RJC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 17:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Apr-2014 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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