Date:	Saturday 6 April 2013
Time:	14:22
Type:	Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk
Owner/operator:	Canterbury Aero Club
Registration:	ZK-EYD
MSN:	38-79A0309
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Te Araroa, East Coast -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	CAA NZ
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
On a solo cross-country exercise, the pilot decided to track via the coast due to weather conditions. More adverse weather was encountered on the coastal leg, with significant updraughts and downdraughts, reducing visibility, and a lowering cloudbase. The pilot elected to carry out a precautionary landing on a beach. After touchdown, the aircraft ran into an area of soft sand and tipped over.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8518702/Crash-landing-on-Gisborne-beach
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/511823-plane-crash-foxton.html

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Canterbury-Aero-Club/Piper-PA-38-112-Tomahawk/0210491/L?sid=22d4675fb19981c3805f37f73205d01e

NZCAA accident summary w/e 8Apr2013

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


15 January 1985	ZK-EYD	Canterbury Aero Club		near Christchurch, Canterbury		unk
21 June 1987	ZK-EYD	Canterbury Aero Club		West Melton Airfield, Canterbury		unk
20 July 2003	ZK-EYD		0	West Melton Ad		sub

Christchurch 1997

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Apr-2013 01:21	Geno	Added
07-Apr-2013 01:39	gerard57	Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]
10-Apr-2013 02:51	flyernzl	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
16-Apr-2013 08:19	flyernzl	Updated
08-Aug-2020 03:04	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
23-Sep-2021 13:39	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]