ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205509
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 1990 |
| Time: | 17:44 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PXG |
| MSN: | 32-40293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Batemans Bay, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wollongong, NSW |
| Orbost, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst en route from Wollongong to Orbost, the pilot elected to conduct a precautionary landing due to darkness approaching and deteriorating weather conditions. During the landing roll, the aircraft encountered patches of soft sand, resulting in the nose gear collapsing and the right landing gear being torn off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001975/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26150/aair199001975.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 10:52 | Pineapple | Added |
| 02-Feb-2018 10:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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