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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 2012 |
| Time: | 06:40 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WBQ |
| MSN: | DC-884B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Granny Smith Airport (YGRS), Laverton, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) |
| YGRS | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing flare, the left wing suddenly dropped. The first officer immediately applied right aileron control in an attempt to counteract the wing drop and the aircraft touched down. After shutdown, the crew inspected the aircraft and determined that the left propeller had contacted the ground.
The aircraft operator examined the aircraft and believed that there was uncommanded retraction of the left landing gear on or just after touchdown. The reason for the uncommanded retraction could not be determined.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-106/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 2024 | VH-WBQ | Skippers Aviation | 0 | 27 km ENE of Perth, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 09:41 | Pineapple | Added |
| 23-Jun-2018 14:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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