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| Date: | Friday 10 August 2012 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Southair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BEL |
| MSN: | 30614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bay, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before landing on the beach at Big Bay, the pilot made an inspection run along the beach by running the main wheels along the sand to determine the surface condition. Approaching an area of softer sand, the pilot initiated a go-around. The engine 'hesitat ed' momentarily due to rapid throttle opening. The seaward wheel sank into soft ground, the aircraft began to ground loop, and as the other wheel dug into the sand, the aircraft overturned. There were no injuries, and the aircraft has subsequently been declared an insurance total loss.
Sources:
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/injured-tramper-plane-incident-set-beacons
Images:
Whenuapai 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2012 06:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2012 00:34 | flyernzl | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 24-Apr-2013 10:13 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 00:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 01:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 09:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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