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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 2016 |
| Time: | 07:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Doctor Service |
| Registration: | VH-MVS |
| MSN: | BB-1813 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Essendon Airport, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mildura Airport (MQL/YMIA) |
| Essendon Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Royal Flying Doctor Service flight FD282, a Beech 200 Super King Air suffered a landing incident at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Australia. The aircraft circled over 20 minutes before it landed on runway 26.
The aircraft came to rest on the runway with the right hand wing touching the runway. The wheels of the plane collapsed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-mvs/#be05b0c
www.abc.net.au
Images:
Media:
Emergency landing Essendon Fields pic.twitter.com/pAkCutIyFr
— Dave (@daidasflys) December 13, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2016 08:07 | harro | Added |
| 13-Dec-2016 08:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Dec-2016 09:42 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Dec-2016 19:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2016 06:51 | 3204Cedric | Updated [Source, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 21:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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