ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60979
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Bell-Air Executive Air Travel Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-PAT |
| MSN: | 500-S-3137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Auckland Airport, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Whakatane |
| Auckland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While coming in to land at Auckland Airport, instruments failed to show that the undercarriage was down and locked. Pilot Peter Vincent flew ZK-PAT past the control tower, staff confirmed the undercarriage was down, but could not confirm if it was locked. On touch-down, the nose wheel collapsed as the pilot steered the aircraft to a taxi-way. There was minor damage to the nose of the aircraft, there were no injuries to the pilot and his six passengers.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. 3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2010/02/bell-air-remembered.html
3. Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, Newsletter,1982 No 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 02-Jul-2020 04:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2020 00:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2022 03:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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