ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205501
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 May 1990 |
| Time: | 11:34 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WHG |
| MSN: | 32R-7780103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Launceston, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YMLT |
| YMLT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot extended the landing gear but failed to obtain any indication that it was down and locked. After several fly-pasts at the airport, the engine began to surge during a turn in attempt to land on the runway. The pilot attempted to restore power but the engine did not respond and the aircraft landed heavily in a field 400 metres short of the runway and was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001145/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33415/aair199001145.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 09:08 | Pineapple | Added |
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