Accident Piper PA-28R-200 VH-DWT, Monday 23 February 1998

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Date:	Monday 23 February 1998
Time:	09:15
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-DWT
MSN:	28R-7535004
Year of manufacture:	1975
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Coonamble Airport (YCNM), Coonamble, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	YCNM
Destination airport:	YCNM
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that his approach to Coonamble Airport was high and fast, with a 12 knot crosswind present. The aircraft touched down on the nose wheel and veered off the runway before colliding with a ditch. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

Accident investigation: