ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227654
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 2015 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Jabiru J170D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Emu Park Airstrip, Emu Park, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | YAYR |
| Emu Park Airstrip, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After landing and whilst off the runway and taxing over the mowed grass area towards the parking pad, the nose of the aircraft went into a hole in the dirt ground, which was covered by grass. The aircraft was travelling at crawling pace and when the nose wheel went into the hole, it abruptly stopped the aircraft, causing the nose to dip further, which resulted in the wooden propeller striking the dirt ground. This caused about a 5cm hole in the ground. The propeller broke off at both ends at about 10cm. The engine continued to run without any noticeable vibration and was immediately stopped. The front fibre glass nose cowl was also broken. An inspection of the ground where the prop hit the ground reveals vehicular traffic driving between the airstrip and pad area has caused undulation in the ground. This was not visible from the cockpit. There were some hi-vis safety markings a short distance away, however none were in the area where the propeller hit.
Sources:
https://www.raa.asn.au/storage/accident-incident-summaries-2015.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2019 07:16 | Pineapple | Added |
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