ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210967
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235/A1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FOO |
| MSN: | 25-3025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lake Keepit Airport (YKEP), Lake Keepit, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | YKEP |
| YKEP | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After retrieving a glider from a paddock, the aircraft's right landing gear collapsed while touching down on the grass strip at Lake Keepit. Inspection revealed that one of the landing gear bolts had failed. A further investigation revealed that the failed bolt was an incorrect type.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199703868/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931318/199703868.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 06:36 | Pineapple | Added |
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