ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203854
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 2001 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KAD |
| MSN: | 31-7300924 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Isa Airport (YBMA), Mt Isa, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YBMA |
| Century Mine, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following takeoff from Mt Isa Airport, the pilot reported that the landing gear failed to retract when selected up. He then lowered the landing gear lever and noticed the down and locked light for the nose gear failed to illuminate. He the conducted a flyby over the control tower in which observers confirmed the nose gear had not been fully lowered. The aircraft made a normal approach and touchdown, however during the landing roll the nose gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported among the eight occupants.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2001/aair/aair200103655/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2018 10:32 | Pineapple | Added |
| 05-Jan-2018 10:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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