Date: | Thursday 21 August 1997 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Laynhapuy Homelands Association |
Registration: | VH-LHA |
MSN: | 856 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gan Gan Airport, NT -
Australia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Gove-Nhulunbuy Airport, NT (GOV/YPGV) |
Destination airport: | Gan Gan Airport, NT (YGAN) |
Investigating agency: | BASI |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During the approach to land, just prior to crossing the runway end, the right main gear struck an earth mound. The gear leg was damaged by the impact. The mound, about three metres short of the 800 metre runway, was about 25 cm high and not easily seen from the approach path. The wind was light and there were no gusts or turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BASI |
Report number: | 199702820 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep
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