ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46238
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2002 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-TZC |
| MSN: | 31-7812129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Feilding Aerodrome, Manawatu 2 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Feilding Aerodrome (NZFI) |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Tuesday 17 December 2002 at 20:36 hours, ZK-TZC departed from Feilding Aerodrome on a VFR flight to Paraparaumu. The pilot had his two young sons on board. A few minutes later, when the aeroplane was level at 1,000 feet near Palmerston North, some problem, probably with the left engine, occurred and the pilot turned back to Feilding. With the left propeller feathered, the pilot flew an irregular low-level circuit in an attempt to land. During a left base turn, with the flaps and undercarriage extended, he lost control of the aeroplane. The aeroplane rotated away from the aerodrome and struck the ground nose first in a near-vertical attitude.
The pilot and his sons died in the unsurvivable accident. No conclusive explanation was found to explain why the left propeller was feathered. The pilot's actions in the handling of the emergency and his attempt to land at Feilding with one engine inoperative are unaccountable.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX03WA221 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20030702X01011&ntsbno=LAX03WA221&akey=1
2. http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=02/3650
3. Picture of wreckage: http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-20/ZK-TZC.jpg
4. http://www.baaa-acro.com/2002/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-feilding-3-killed/
5. https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/420760-tomohawk-trainer-down-north-island-2.html#post5809513
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Jun-2015 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Oct-2017 13:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2021 07:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 06:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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