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| Date: | Sunday 6 March 1994 |
| Time: | 08:06 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KPL |
| MSN: | 172RG-0099 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mareeba Airfield, Mareeba, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBCS |
| Mareeba Airfield YMBA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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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 | |
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| 3 April 1993 | VH-KPL | 0 | Cairns Airport, Cairns, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2018 08:25 | Pineapple | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 21:46 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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