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| Date: | Friday 24 July 1998 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PFD |
| MSN: | 27-4432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Horn Island Airport, Horn Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YKUB |
| Horn Island Airport (YHID) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed despite the pilot obtaining normal landing gear indications. The main gear collapsed after the aircraft had been inspected and was being moved. A subsequent inspection failed to identify any faults.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1998/aair/199802837/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4930484/199802837.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2018 06:12 | Pineapple | Added |
| 17-Jun-2023 00:08 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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