ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215804
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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 1986 |
| Time: | 14:06 |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Cirrus |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-GXE |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Beverley, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beverley, WA |
| Beverley, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After establishing the aircraft on final approach the pilot reported that he increased the airspeed and deployed full airbrake to practise the actions required to correct a gross overshoot situation. A high rate of descent was established but the pilot misjudged the landing flare and the aircraft landed heavily, collapsing the main wheel and cracking the fuselage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1986/aair/aair198600136/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27096/aair198600136.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2018 06:47 | Pineapple | Added |
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