ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218571
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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 1988 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-RBV |
| MSN: | 17254002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Cape Barren Island, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBDP |
| Cape Barren Island, TAS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot approached for a landing into the east. The wind was from the south east and gusting from 10 knots to 30 knots. On short final approach, half a kilometre before the threshold, the aircraft encountered a strong wind shear. The pilot applied full power but the aircraft was still unable to outclimb a low ridge line ahead. At a very low height, the pilot applied full back stick in an attempt to slow the aircraft before touching down in low scrub. Just before ground contact, the left wingtip struck a small tree and the aircraft slewed to the left. The nose wheel broke off as it struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest about 400 metres short of the strip. The pilot had been unaware of the extent of the very gusty conditions which produced the wind shear. There was no wind direction indicator at the strip, which might have alerted the pilot to the actual conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198801389/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30545/aair198801389.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2018 12:10 | Pineapple | Added |
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