ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227688
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 2019 |
| Time: | 15:26 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-ANU |
| MSN: | Q203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | William Creek aircraft landing area, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coober Pedy, SA |
| William Creek aircraft landing area, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Van’s RV-6A aircraft, registered VH-ANU, conducted a private flight from Coober Pedy to William Creek aircraft landing area, Australia. After touching down with the main gear first, the nose gear touched the runway momentarily. The pilot noted that although the nose gear lifted off after touchdown, the main gear stayed on the runway.
When the nose wheel made contact with the runway surface for the second time, the nose gear bent under the aircraft. The propeller struck the runway and the aircraft skidded on its nose, then flipped over and came to rest inverted.
The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
The ATSB found that during the landing sequence, the ground clearance of the nose gear fork or strut was reduced sufficiently to allow them to contact the runway surface. This initiated the damage to the nose gear and resulted in the aircraft becoming inverted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/11354666
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/law-order/reports-of-a-plane-crash-at-william-creek/news-story/ad0dbd57088a61a5d2a3a304f15b598b
https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-police-news-assets/front-page-news/plane-crash-at-william-creek#.XT1usJMzYvp
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register?search_api_views_fulltext=&vh=ANU&field_ar_serial=
http://www.aviationwa.org.au/aircraft-photos-movements/may-2015/20150530_vh-anu_keith_anderson/
Media:
Police are responding to a plane crash at #williamcreek https://t.co/oZ9RV1fmxC
— South Australia Police (@SAPoliceNews) July 28, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2019 07:32 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jul-2019 07:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration] |
| 28-Jul-2019 09:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 10:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 13:10 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Feb-2020 07:50 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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