ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209623
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1996 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-RGL |
| MSN: | Q051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Moorabbin Airport (YMMB), Moorabbin, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YMLT |
| YWGT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot diverted to Moorabbin Airport due to deteriorating weather conditions. On short final approach, the sink rate increased and the airspeed reduced. The pilot applied power in an attempt to arrest the sink rate, however this was unsuccessful and the aircraft touched down heavily in soft earth short of the runway threshold. This caused the nose landing gear assembly to collapse and then the nose section forward of the first bulkhead broke off as the aircraft slid onto the sealed runway. The aircraft was stopped in the grass on the right side of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1996/aair/199601214/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931744/199601214.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 16:25 | Pineapple | Added |
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