ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168414
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| Date: | 28-MAR-1973 |
| Time: | late afterno |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E Super 21 |
| Owner/operator: | Rural Management Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CFV |
| MSN: | 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| WLG / NZWN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
"Pilot J Rutherford was asked to make a short approach and landing ahead of a Boeing 737. He encountered some difficulties getting the gear down and locked, the preoccupation with the gear resulting in a landing to the left of the runway. The aircraft veered sharply left as it landed, the pilot applied full power to go around but one wheel hit a light box. The Mooney went through the boundary fence and stopped on a nearby road. The occupants were not injured.
The accident report stated: ""The pilot was wearing shoes with which he was not fully familiar, and believes he may have unintentionally applied left brake at touchdown, causing the initial swing."""
Sources:
1. Civil Air Accident File 25/3/73-047, Archives New Zealand
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. p. 145. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 Aug 1965 | ZK-CFV | Executive Air Travel (NZ) Ltd | Taupo | |
unk | |
| 24 Jan 1976 | ZK-CFV | Rural Management Ltd | near Hamilton Airport, Waikato | |
unk | |
| 21 Aug 1982 | ZK-CFV | A O Barrowclough | 0 | Spectacle Lake, Auckland | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2022 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2023 01:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Feb-2023 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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