ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78949
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1969 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D |
| Owner/operator: | R.G. McCrossin |
| Registration: | VH-EDE |
| MSN: | 172-49631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zeehan Aerodrome, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Queenstown (YQNS) |
| Zeehan, Tasmania (YZHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, prior to departure, did not take into account the runway at Zeehan is 1,715 feet, or that the Cessna would require at least 1,575 feet of runway to land in the conditions prevailing on that day. On landing, the Cessna touched down at least half way down the runway.
The pilot applied the brakes but with 150 feet of runway remaining, decided to go around. The Cessna failed to become airborne, struck a bank 22 feet beyond the runway, and flipped over. The 2 occupants received minor injuries, but the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair
NOTE: There have been two Cessna Skyhawks registered VH-EDE. They did a registration swap with VH-RKO. The first one was a Cessna 172B, and was first registered in December 1960 and the re registered as VH-RKO in January 1963. The second was the "original" VH-RKO and re-registered as VH-EDE immediately upon the first one assuming that former identity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196902342.aspx
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-EDE%282%29.html
Images:
Photo: BASI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2010 14:05 | VHKDK | Added |
| 02-Apr-2014 03:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:48 | harro | Updated [Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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