ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196617
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| Date: | 11-JUL-2017 |
| Time: | 18:29 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TB10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Adelaide Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-YTG |
| MSN: | 1407 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | nr Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot advised air traffic control that, during final approach to runway 03L at Parafield Airport , the aircraft struck an object, which was potentially a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wing. Initial search of the area under the flightpath did not locate the object.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-073/
ASN Drone Database
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/light-plane-and-drone-collide-near-parafield-airport-in-adelaides-north/news-story/efd0a4a189273bdecd3d1f94eff01323
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4688750/Plane-hit-drone-Adelaide-Airport.html
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 Mar 1996 | VH-YTG | 0 | Glen Innes Airport (YGLI), Yarrowford, NSW | |
sub | |
| 7 Feb 2009 | VH-YTG | 0 | Parafield Airport (YPPF), SA | |
min |
Media:
ATSB investigators are inspecting the wing of a plane which was reportedly hit by a drone last night. #7News pic.twitter.com/lFq2btqAbg
— Mark Mooney (@MarkMooney7) July 12, 2017
Light plane reportedly collides with an object near Parafield Airport in Adelaide’s north, Australiahttps://t.co/lzMhj4PlfR pic.twitter.com/q9ZARkBKtr
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 12 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2017 05:39 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jul-2017 05:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Jul-2017 05:40 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Jul-2017 12:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Jul-2017 15:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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