Incident Cessna 310N VH-KOM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214324
 
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Date:Tuesday 7 May 1985
Time:17:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic C310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 310N
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-KOM
MSN: 310N0028
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Cudal Airport (YCUA), Cudal, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:YCUA
Destination airport:YSBK
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
On the two previous landings the pilot noticed a nose wheel shimmy during the landing roll. As his next stop was at his company's maintenance base, he advised the company of the problem. No nose wheel shimmy was noticed on landing, however, the aircraft was inspected by service personnel. During the subsequent takeoff, a violent shimmy developed, the pilot abandoned the takeoff as the nose leg strut fractured. The nose leg strut had failed from overload, most probably induced by the sudden onset of severe shimmy. The reason for the shimmy could not be positively established.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502534/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30805/aair198502534.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2018 13:13 Pineapple Added
11-Oct-2020 11:38 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Accident report]

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