ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205339
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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1990 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PYQ |
| MSN: | 30-1579 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bourke, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bourke, NSW |
| Bourke, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was intending to make an early morning departure, which was affected by heavy low-level cloud. He was informed that these conditions would improve later that morning but decided to depart immediately and assess the weather as the flight proceeded. After flying for several minutes, the pilot realised that visual flight could not be maintained and elected to return for a landing. Due to the pilot misjudging the turn onto final approach, he aborted the landing and joined a low left hand circuit for the reciprocal runway. The aircraft's left wing then contacted a telephone line, causing the aircraft to lurch violently to the left and impact the ground. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all three occupants were injured, two of them seriously.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000015/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31289/aair199000015.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 11:01 | Pineapple | Added |
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