ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185184
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 1990 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Adventure Air Service Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-WMW |
| MSN: | 544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown, Sydney, NSW (YSBK) |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged April 9 1990 in a taxying accident at Bankstown Airport, Sydney. Australia. According to the following extract from the official ATSB report into the accident:
The aircraft had previously been parked for maintenance in a relatively confined area between two hangars. It was close to and facing a fence, in a position which did not allow sufficient room for a U-turn to taxi out. The grass surface was boggy after rain. The pilot sought assistance from a person in an adjoining hangar but there was no suitable tow bar, and the two could not manhandle the aircraft.
The pilot then reversed the aircraft out until the wheels reached a small ridge at the edge of the taxiway. From this position there was then room to make a U-turn to the right. The pilot initially turned the aircraft slightly left to give himself more room before turning right. However, when he applied right rudder and brake, the aircraft failed to respond and continued ahead, sliding on the slippery surface. It then collided with a brick wall, damaging the nose cone and left wingtip and causing considerable damage to the wall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27464/aair199001976.pdf
2. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=mu2&af=349
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1996 | VH-WMW | 0 | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2016 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-May-2017 20:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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