ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210635
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| Date: | Monday 11 August 1997 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 600 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-UYY |
| MSN: | 60-0284-107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Olympic Dam Airport (YOLD), Olympic Dam, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YMND |
| YOLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Aerostar was being flown on a passenger charter flight from Maitland, NSW to Olympic Dam, SA. Arriving in the circuit area, the pilot reported that he observed the windsock indicating a surface wind of 240 degrees at 10 knots. However, because the runway length of 1591 m was more than adequate, he elected to land on runway 06 with a tailwind component. He said he flew a normal approach using 45 degrees of flap, touching down about 150 m beyond the landing threshold. Shortly after touching down the aircraft was struck by a strong wind gust and diverged to the left. The pilot was unable to prevent the aircraft from departing the sealed runway surface and entering an area of soft earth. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right propeller struck the ground, stopping the engine. After the aircraft had stopped, the pilot shutdown the left engine and evacuated the two passengers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199702573/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931009/199702573.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2018 15:31 | Pineapple | Added |
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