Incident Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander VH-PCV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296420
 
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Date:Friday 14 October 2022
Time:c. 13:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC90 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander
Owner/operator:General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd
Registration: VH-PCV
MSN: 11283
Year of manufacture:1976
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD)
Destination airport:Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander made an emergency landing at Melbourne-Essendon Airport (MEB/YMEN), Victoria, after a nosewheel malfuntion.
Both occupants were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.

Sources:

https://www.9news.com.au/national/essendon-fields-airport-light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-victoria/de431032-aa85-4bf8-b1b2-f13e05b064d7
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-pcv#2dd57035

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Oct-2022 06:22 gerard57 Added
14-Oct-2022 06:38 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
14-Oct-2022 06:45 harro Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative]
14-Oct-2022 07:48 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
15-Oct-2022 19:44 RobertMB Updated [Total occupants, Narrative]

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