Date:	Friday 17 August 2018
Time:	09:30 LT
Type:	GAF Nomad N.22C
Owner/operator:	Bayswater Road Pty Ltd / Australian Aerial Mapping
Registration:	VH-ATO
MSN:	108
Year of manufacture:	1979
Engine model:	Allison Gas Turbines 250-B17B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Incident
Location:	Nouméa-Magenta Airport (GEA/NWWM) -   New Caledonia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Nouméa-Magenta Airport (GEA/NWWM)
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The Australian registered twin engine plane made a gear-up landing on runway 17. There were no injuries.
Airport activity was suspended for 5 hours.

The same Nomad aircraft made a belly landing in Buka (AYBK) in December 2017

https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/incident-du-gaf-n22-immatricule-vh-ato-survenu-le-17082018-a-noumea-988/
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/incident-piste-trafic-aerien-suspendu-magenta-618232.html
https://www.lnc.nc/breve/la-piste-est-de-nouveau-disponible-a-magenta-air-caledonie-reprend-ses-vols
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http://cqplanespotting.blogspot.com/2015/02/photos-of-gaf-n-22c-nomad-vh-ato-and.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAF_Nomad

Last ASN occurence (Landing gear failure) : https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171208-1

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


8 December 2017

VH-ATO

Bayswater Road Pty Ltd / Australian Aerial Mapping

0

Buka Airport (BUA)

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Incident sur la piste, le trafic aérien suspendu à l' aéroport de Nouméa - Magenta durant cinq heures - Un GAF Nomad N.22C a atterri sur le ventre. Pas de blessé. https://t.co/pc14RSfzwx pic.twitter.com/4pRnjAZq5P

— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 17 août 2018

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