Accident Cessna A185E VH-FLU, Monday 29 December 1997

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Date:	Monday 29 December 1997
Time:	10:14
Type:	Cessna A185E
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-FLU
MSN:	1851315
Year of manufacture:	1968
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Peterborough Airport (YPBH), Peterborough, VIC - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	YMMB
Destination airport:	YPBH
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During the landing roll, the aircraft diverged slightly to the left before making a rapid increasing turn to the right. The pilot applied the brakes and rudder control, but this was ineffective and the aircraft ground-looped, causing the left landing gear to collapse.

Accident investigation: