Accident Cessna A188B/A1 VH-SHK, Friday 2 March 1984

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Date:	Friday 2 March 1984
Time:
Type:	Cessna A188B/A1
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-SHK
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Merriendi, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Merriendi, NSW
Destination airport:	Merriendi, NSW
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Just after lift-off for spraying operations the aircraft sank back to the ground and drifted to the left. The pilot dumped the load but the aircraft became entangled in a fence running along the left side of the strip. The pilot stated that at a height of about 20 feet the aircraft appeared to encounter a wind gust from the right rear quarter. The aircraft was heavily laden and the pilot had been unable to regain full control before the collision with the fence.

Accident investigation: