ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204923
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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1989 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SET |
| MSN: | 34-7350239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Merimbula Airport (YMER), Merimbula, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBNS |
| YMER | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On approach to Merimbula, the aircraft's nose gear failed to extend and further attempts to lower the landing gear were unsuccessful. The pilot elected to land with the nose gear retracted. Shortly after touchdown, the aircraft departed the runway and came to rest on its undercarriage in soft grass.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198900007/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27488/aair198900007.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 December 1989 | VH-SET | 0 | Port Macquarie Airport (YPMQ), Port Macquarie, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 11:37 | Pineapple | Added |
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