ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207449
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1993 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-FCT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Massacre Inlet, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Burketown, QLD |
| Massacre Inlet, QLD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator was asked to pick up some fishermen by another operator who was unable to conduct the charter. A strip was marked out on a salt flat by the passengers, who were primarily attempting to find an area of sufficient length. When the pilot landed he intended to stop the aircraft as soon as possible then inspect the strip on foot prior to take-off. On touchdown he immediately realised that the surface was soft but had insufficient speed to contemplate a go-around. The aircraft came to rest in about 30 metres. The nose gear casting had bent, allowing the nose wheel to turn through 90 degrees. The passengers had never marked out a strip before, nor had they been told what criteria a strip must meet.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199303413/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2018 11:47 | Pineapple | Added |
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