ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185381
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1989 |
| Time: | 17:28 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Manawatu Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-EQM |
| MSN: | 38-79A0475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Palmerston North, Manawatu 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZPM |
| NZPM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft crashed after suffering damage in a mid-air collision.
It was run into by ZK-EVA from behind and to its left, causing serious damage to the left wing and aileron.
ZK-EQM spiraled down, apparently under some control, and crashed in an open paddock.
The crash could possibly have been survivable but unfortunately the plane touched down on the damaged wingtip, causing the weakened wing to break off. The stub of wing remaining dug into the ground resulting in the plane pitching heavily onto its nose, folding the fuselage at the cockpit.
The pilot-in-command, an instructor, was found dead in the cockpit when rescuers arrived a few minutes afterwards.
The other occupant was found lying next to the wreckage. She too was dead.
The investigation found that inexperience in formation flying on the part of both pilots was the main causative factor in the collision. The sun, low in the sky at that time of day, may have contributed also.
Sources:
TAIC Aircraft Accident Report No. 89-063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2016 01:02 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Dec-2021 06:39 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase] |
| 12-Feb-2022 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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