ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46315
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 2000 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Transavia PL-12 Skyfarmer T-300A1 |
| Owner/operator: | A & M Turner |
| Registration: | ZK-TRS |
| MSN: | NZ112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bideford, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was applying slurry fertiliser on a property northeast of Masterton. The airstrip was wet and soft at the threshold end, so the pilot elected to carry light loads of around 400 kilograms. On the last flight, the aircraft took off into a 10 to 15 knot southwesterly wind. Just after lift-off, the aircraft sank back on to the strip about 30 metres from the end, and the soft ground prevented further acceleration. Beyond the end of the strip was a ravine, and the aircraft struck the far side about two metres below the lip. The pilot had started jettisoning the load as the aircraft sank back on to the ground, and the load was virtually gone by the time of final impact.
Aircraft owned by A P K & M A Turner.
Sources:
1. NZ CAA Occurrence Ref 00/2616
2. NZ CAA, Vector, September/October 2002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1987 | ZK-TRS | Skyfarmer Aviation Ltd | Levels Valley, Canterbury | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2022 07:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Phase, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2022 00:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 08-Feb-2022 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2022 23:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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