ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213344
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 October 1969 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182K Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-DVO |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Minlaton, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minlaton, SA |
| Minlaton, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot began his takeoff run from a paddock which he had inspected some days earlier. He abandoned the takeoff when the nose wheel struck a lime stone block at a point 75 yards along the takeoff path and covered by a smooth mound of earth. The pilot then inspected the nose wheel assembly and engine cowlings but did not detect any damage. In fact, the impact had bent the nose wheel rim and trim and had pushed the nose wheel struts slightly rearward distorting the fire-wall and wrinkling the underside of the fuselage. The fuselage distortion displaced the elevator control cable pulleys which resulted in slackening of the elevator cables. As the pilot had detected no damage he then restarted the aircraft, and completed a pre take-off cockpit check, but did not check the flying controls. He took off and climbed to 1,500 feet where, on levelling out, he became aware of abnormal free play in the elevator controls. Without delay he made a safe landing in another paddock. The free play in the elevator controls was found to be 1 1/2 inches at the pilot controls and 5 1/2 inches at the elevator trailing edge.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196903394/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24729/196903394.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2018 07:30 | Pineapple | Added |
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