ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218291
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| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1988 |
| Time: | 18:03 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WYJ |
| MSN: | 17266471 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | West Sister Island, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YKCK |
| West Sister Island, TAS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Because of concern about turbulence and wind shear, the pilot elected to fly a faster than normal approach. The aircraft touched down about 150 metres into the 510 metre strip. The grass surface was wet and the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft running off the end of the strip, where it collided with bushes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198801382/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30013/aair198801382.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1995 | VH-WYJ | 0 | Aldinga Airfield (YADG), Aldinga, SA | |
sub | |
| 25 August 1997 | VH-WYJ | 0 | Aldinga Airfield (YADG), Aldinga, SA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2018 10:48 | Pineapple | Added |
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