ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194358
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 2017 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Gippsland GA-8 Airvan |
| Owner/operator: | Island Air (QLD) Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-AZH |
| MSN: | GA8-07-111 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avoid Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Avoid Island |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft overshot the runway after aborting the takeoff. The pilot received a minor ankle injury but the 6 passengers were uninjured. The aircraft had been performing support to a turtle count on the island.
From ATSB:
During the take-off run, the aircraft overran the runway and collided with rocks. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
www.dailymercury.com.au/news/plane-overshoots-runway-7-on-board/3158386/
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-035/
Media:
#RACQ #cqrescue has 4 people aboard from plane crash on Avoid Island near Carmila and headed to Mackay. All fine. 3 still on island. pic.twitter.com/BzmlxTpLuY
— RACQ CQ Rescue (@cq_rescue) 23 maart 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2017 09:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Mar-2017 09:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Embed code] |
| 24-Mar-2017 07:54 | Kardz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2017 05:42 | greghyde | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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