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| Date: | Sunday 3 February 1985 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-UMM |
| MSN: | M-1918 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hoxton Park Airport (YHOX), Hoxton Park, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YHOX |
| YHOX | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was inexperienced on the aircraft type, landed the aircraft heavily and a bounce ensued. The pilot continued with the landing and the aircraft bounced a further three times before the nose gear collapsed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502514/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32021/aair198502514.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 May 1993 | VH-UMM | 0 | Coodardy Station, WA | |
sub | |
| 25 July 1994 | VH-UMM | 0 | Coodardy Station, WA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 22:24 | Pineapple | Added |
| 07-Aug-2019 21:29 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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