Incident Ekolot KR-030 Topaz ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227649
 
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Date:Monday 9 March 2015
Time:05:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic KR30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ekolot KR-030 Topaz
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Penfield Airport (YPEF), Penfield, VIC -   Australia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:YPEF
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
On approach for landing, the aircraft experienced a wind shear undershoot. Full power was applied to recover, but was insufficient and the aircraft touched down on the runway, resulting in a cracked port main undercarriage leg and nose leg strut damage.

Sources:

https://www.raa.asn.au/storage/accident-incident-summaries-2015.pdf

Revision history:

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