Accident Sidlinger HH-1 VH-AFW, Friday 26 January 1996

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Date:	Friday 26 January 1996
Time:	10:38
Type:	Sidlinger HH-1
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-AFW
MSN:	W140
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Serpentine Airport (YSEN), Serpentine, WA - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	YSEN
Destination airport:	YSEN
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During approach for a touch-and-go landing, the aircraft encountered severe windshear, resulting in a heavy landing. The pilot applied power and continued another circuit. It was the pilot's normal practice not to retract the landing gear in circuit training. He noted that the gear indications were still green, despite the heavy landing, during his pre-landing checks for the final circuit. The aircraft's touchdown appeared normal but both main landing gear legs collapsed during the landing roll.

Accident investigation: