ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60911
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 1982 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-EIT |
| MSN: | 38-78A0010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Wanganui Airport, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZWU |
| NZWU | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot: Ross John Clark (20).
R.I.P.
The pilot took off at 1306 NZST for 30 minutes practice in circuits and landings.
Three touch-and-go landings were made on grass vector 11 without incident.
During the subsequent downwind leg the tower controller observed the aircraft making a slight lateral rocking motion. Towards the end of the leg the pilot called the tower saying he was experiencing control difficulties and would be making a full stop landing.
The aircraft commenced its turn onto the base leg, a turn which continued through about 180 degrees and was accompanied by a steepening dive.
The plane crashed into the sea about 2km from Wanganui Airport. The pilot did not survive.
The wreck was located later in the day, inverted on the sea bed, in about 20 feet of water. It was salvaged and brought ashore for examination.
The accident report concludes:
" 3.8 Probable cause. The probable cause of this accident was a loss of control of the aircraft following the in-flight separation of the left flange from the elevator torque tube."
Sources:
1. Aircraft Accident Report No.82-058.
2. AHSNZ, 1982, Newsletter 5.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-Aug-2011 17:23 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2012 11:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 01:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Feb-2022 04:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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