Incident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III VH-UZD,
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Date:Tuesday 12 February 2008
Time:19:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator:Jetcraft Aviation Pty Ltd
Registration: VH-UZD
MSN: AC-490
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Thangool -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Emerald, QLD
Destination airport:Thangool, QLD
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During the landing roll at approximately 40 kts, the aircraft made a sudden uncontrollable turn to the right, departed the runway and became bogged in the adjacent grass.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/AAIR/aair200800732.aspx]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2008 02:30 Andrew Whitton Added

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