ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48436
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Date: | Friday 7 November 2008 |
Time: | |
Type: | Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
Owner/operator: | Avmax Limited |
Registration: | ZK-EQX |
MSN: | 38-80A0009 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Hokitika Airport, West Coast -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | NZHK (Hokitika) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A light crosswind caused the Tomahawk to drift over to the grass runway so the crew elected to continue and land on it. As the aircraft slowed, its nose wheel sank into soft ground and was bent rearward. One propeller blade was also bent.
Sources:
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New Zealand CAA Preliminary Report Images:
Ardmore 17Jun1981
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Nov-2008 23:45 |
Topaz |
Added |
21-Jul-2009 02:33 |
flyernzl |
Updated |
10-Feb-2022 14:15 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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