ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210748
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Date: | Wednesday 8 October 1997 |
Time: | 13:05 |
Type: | Cessna A188B/A1 |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | VH-KLV |
MSN: | 18801412 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | 2km N of Blyth, SA -
Australia
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Blyth, SA |
Destination airport: | Blyth, SA |
Investigating agency: | BASI |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During an agricultural spraying operation, the aircraft encountered excessive sink due to a tailwind. The pilot attempted to arrest the sink by commencing a load dump and applying full power, but due to late manoeuvring to avoid powerlines, this was unsuccessful and the aircraft impacted the ground. The pilot vacated the aircraft, having only sustained minor injuries from the impact.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BASI |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1997/aair/199703274/ https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931189/199703274.pdf Revision history:
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