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| Date: | Friday 25 January 1991 |
| Time: | 15:32 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-ERT |
| MSN: | 27-7405357 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| 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 was landed at Bankstown in a relatively fast taxi speed. The pilot initiated a left turn and the nose wheel dug into the ground surface, causing the nose gear to collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1991/aair/aair199101648/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34112/aair199101648.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 July 1990 | VH-ERT | 0 | Illawarra Regional Airport (YWOL), Albion Park Rail, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2018 15:36 | Pineapple | Added |
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