ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166124
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| Date: | Sunday 9 February 1969 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-MOL |
| MSN: | 28-846 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ventnor, Phillip Island, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moorabbin, Melbourne (MBW/YMMB) |
| Philip Island, Victoria (YPID) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 9.2.69 at Ventnor, Philip Island, Victoria. Prior to landing on a strip which is aligned in a southerly direction, the pilot estimated that he would be subject to a cross wind of from 10 to 12 knots from the left. However, he was not aware that the topography adjacent to the strip threshold could considerably influence the ambient wind and, during the landing flare -out, the aircraft encountered a strong wind gust from the left. On touchdown the aircraft commenced to turn to the left and, although the pilot took remedial action, he was unable to maintain directional control. In the latter stages of the landing run, the aircraft swung further into wind and the nose landing gear strut bent.
This aircraft was the former VH-PID (the first) which was re-registered as VH-MCL in 1963. One owner of note at this time was Caroline Copper Mines of Cobar, NSW. It was re-registered VH-MOL in July 1965, and appears to have been repaired and put back into service after the above accident. As VH-MOL, it was photographed at Shepparton, Victoria in 2008, and appears to be still currently registered
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196902341.aspx
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1386455/
3. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4422874/196902341.pdf
4. http://www.aeroclub.net.au/queryac.php?query=&id=637&start=58&expand=MOL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2014 04:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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