ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229799
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| Date: | 07-OCT-2019 |
| Time: | 11:28 LT |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL |
| Owner/operator: | Air Sanga |
| Registration: | P2-ASZ |
| C/n / msn: | 179XL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Efogi Airport (AYEF) -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| AYEF | |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
The Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL was involved in a landing accident. During the landing at Efogi Airstrip the aircraft was affected by a tailwind gust, and the aircraft’s nosewheel impacted the up slope of the airstrip. The nose landing gear, cargo pod, engine and propeller were substantially damaged. The seven occupants were uninjured.
Sources:
Radio news and NOTAM service
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/626163-efogi-png-disabled-aircraft.html
http://www.aic.gov.pg/pdf/PreRpts/AIC%2019-1004%20P2-ASZ.pdf
Images:
Photo: AIC PNG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2019 05:33 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 08-Oct-2019 11:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Oct-2019 11:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Oct-2019 07:18 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2019 16:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2019 06:00 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Oct-2019 20:08 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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