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Date: | Monday 17 May 2010 |
Time: | 21:05 |
Type: | Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E |
Owner/operator: | Sunair Aviation Ltd. |
Registration: | ZK-FHO |
MSN: | 27-4585 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Napier Airport, Hawke's Bay -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Hawke's Bay Airport - NZNR |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A misunderstanding between the two pilots led to a mishandling of the front-nose wheel. The piper landed with a retracted front-nose wheel. Both occupants escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1503462 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/national/3708543/Frightening-emergency-landing-at-Hawkes-Bay-Airport]
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/4/6/1323645.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-May-2010 02:19 |
RobertMB |
Added |
26-May-2010 06:33 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
17-Feb-2022 11:49 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |