ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65581
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| Date: | Friday 4 April 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 Brave 375 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JJO |
| MSN: | 36-7802072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Moree, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sappa Airstrip, NSW |
| Sappa Airstrip, NSW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was involved in a cotton spraying operation. The pilot reported that on the tenth takeoff the aircraft failed to accelerate to normal climb speed, only reaching a height of about 15 ft. He dumped the load but was unable to prevent the aircraft descending into the cotton crop. Although the aircraft was substantially damaged the pilot was uninjured. The engine subsequently performed normally during a test run. The pilot reported that he remembered strong 'willy willy' activity in the area immediately after the accident. He concluded it was likely that the takeoff performance of the aircraft had been adversely affected by a wind gust at liftoff.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199701167/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 21:18 | VHKDK | Added |
| 01-May-2018 09:01 | Pineapple | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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