ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218087
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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1987 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Survey Corps |
| Registration: | VH-MWO |
| MSN: | LD-303 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Cooranbong Airport (YCOB), Cooranbong, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YSSY |
| YCOB | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had been chartered to transport the passengers to Cooranbong for the day. The pilot had not previously operated into the strip and prior to departure, he enquired of another operator as to the suitability of the strip for his operation. He determined that the strip was suitable. On arrival in the circuit area the pilot assessed that the wind direction was swinging between 170 and 210 degrees and the velocity was gusting between 10 and 20 knots. The pilot elected to land the aircraft on runway 17. The pilot reported that when the aircraft was on short final approach, it was affected by wind shear. The aircraft touched down heavily, short of the runway sealed surface, continued along the ground for 7 metres before the main wheels struck a low earth bank. Both propellers struck the ground momentarily as the aircraft continued onto the runway. The strip is located in hilly, tree covered terrain and at times is adversely affected by wind shear. Two local pilots reported that at about the time of the accident adverse wind conditions did exist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198702443/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26918/aair198702443.pdf
https://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p934046062/h86271ae0#h86271ae0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2018 08:35 | Pineapple | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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