ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208116
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| Date: | Thursday 14 July 1994 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-RLY |
| MSN: | 17270101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | North Curtis Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YGLA |
| North Curtis Island, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he established the aircraft on final approach at 60 kt, with full flap selected. He assessed that the aircraft was slightly high on the approach, so he lowered the nose of the aircraft and flew it on to the ground to touch down near the runway threshold. The aircraft bounced and the pilot added some power to cushion the second touchdown. The aircraft then bounced again, more severely than the first bounce, so the pilot elected to go around and applied full power. He stated that the aircraft seemed sluggish and stabilised at about 2 m above the strip, so he retracted the flap to 20 degrees. He then became concerned about the high ground beyond the airstrip and flew towards a gap between trees about 30 m to the right of the strip. He banked the aircraft to avoid a fence and, on seeing more trees ahead, levelled the wings and closed the throttle. The left wingtip dug into the sloping terrain and yawed the aircraft. As the aircraft slowed further, the nose gear was torn off and the right gear bent backwards.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199401826/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933971/199401826.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2018 08:03 | Pineapple | Added |
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