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| Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1989 |
| Time: | 16:58 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-IJA |
| MSN: | 44-7995156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft suffered a nose wheel collapse during the landing roll at Bankstown Airport. A subsequent examination revealed that the nose gear downlock mechanism had been subjected to considerable forces attributed to a heavy landing or heavy landings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198902542/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31325/aair198902542.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 08:31 | Pineapple | Added |
| 29-Jan-2018 08:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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