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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 1994 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JDF |
| MSN: | 44-7995304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| 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: | YSFS |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On approach to Bankstown, the pilot obtained an unsafe landing gear indication. A fly-past revealed that the nose gear had only partially extended. During the subsequent emergency landing, the nose gear collapsed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/199403102/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4934226/199403102.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1994 | VH-JDF | 0 | Camden Airport (YSCN), Cobbitty, NSW | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 12:38 | Pineapple | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 15:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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