ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204867
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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1990 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-SYM |
| MSN: | AA5B-0295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rottnest Island Airport, Rottnest Island, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rottnest Island Airport (YRTI) |
| YPJT | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after takeoff from Rottnest Island, the aircraft entered heavy cloud at just above 1500 feet. The pilot elected to return to Rottnest Island for landing and exited the cloud at low level above the sea. After exiting the cloud, the pilot realised he was flying towards boats and land and therefore made a sharp avoidance turn to the left. The left wing struck the water, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft, however the pilot retained control of the aircraft and landed back at Rottnest Island without further incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000084/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30629/aair199000084.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1995 | VH-SYM | 0 | Bunbury Airport (YBUN), Bunbury, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2018 11:34 | Pineapple | Added |
| 17-Jun-2023 00:33 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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