ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214252
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1985 |
| Time: | 07:33 |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-LAD |
| MSN: | 404-0224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Coonamooranie, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YPAD |
| Lake Coonamooranie, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll the aircraft suddenly veered to the left. The pilot took corrective action but the nose gear collapsed and the nose section of the aircraft struck the strip surface. Although the strip was in regular use it was not being inspected. It was constructed on a dry lake-bed and the combination of no rain and regular use caused a soft patch to develop about 430 metres from the threshold. When the aircraft entered this area the nose wheel progressively turned left until it reached the stop. The side load now imposed was too great and caused the nose leg bearing to fail.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198500656/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31457/aair198500656.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2018 08:32 | Pineapple | Added |
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