Incident Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG VH-KPL,
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Date:Sunday 6 March 1994
Time:08:06
Type:Silhouette image of generic C72R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-KPL
MSN: 172RG-0099
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Mareeba Airfield, Mareeba, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:YBCS
Destination airport:Mareeba Airfield YMBA
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot inadvertently left the landing gear retracted and the aircraft came to rest on its undercarriage, resulting in substantial damage.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199400550/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4933686/199400550.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 November 1985 VH-KPL 0 Compton Downs, QLD sub
3 April 1993 VH-KPL 0 Cairns Airport, Cairns, QLD sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2018 08:25 Pineapple Added
28-Jul-2023 21:46 Ron Averes Updated

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