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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 1996 |
| Time: | 12:42 |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-LEP |
| MSN: | N177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Canberra Airport (YSCB), Canberra, ACT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Canberra Airport, ACT (YSCB) |
| Canberra Airport, ACT (YSCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot inadvertently left the nose gear retracted and the aircraft subsequently touched down on its main gear only.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1996/aair/199600390/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931567/199600390.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 15:28 | Pineapple | Added |
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