ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368134
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| Date: | Saturday 23 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | PZL-Mielec M-18B Turbine Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | R-Mach Aviation Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-MDR |
| MSN: | 1Z009-21 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-12UHR-702H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Rockhampton Airport, (ROK/YBRK), Rockhampton, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Duaringa Airstrip, QLD (YDRG) |
| Duaringa Airstrip, QLD (YDRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During landing, the left main wheel and part of the landing gear detached from the aircraft and the pilot conducted a missed approach. The pilot diverted the aircraft to Rockhampton and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1771414711269294191
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?search_api_fulltext=MDR
https://www.airhistory.net/photos/0118480.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex LZ-8009, SP-KGF
Location
Media:
Video has captured the moment a crop-dusting aircraft makes an emergency landing at Rockhampton Airport without its front-left landing gear. #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/iwRTfLp5A8
— 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) March 23, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2024 07:29 | ASN | Added |
| 23-Mar-2024 07:30 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2024 08:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Mar-2024 09:25 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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