ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215562
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| Date: | Thursday 19 December 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TSA |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 2km E of Miles, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | 2km E of Miles, QLD |
| 2km E of Miles, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the aircraft was being taxied for takeoff, the nose wheel struck a small termite mound. The nose gear was broken off and the aircraft came to rest on the lower engine cowl. The strip was normally slashed every two weeks, a process which cut the grass and removed termite mounds. Because of recent dry weather which had inhibited grass growth, slashing had not been done for 4-5 weeks, and small termite mounds had built up. Several of these mounds were not noticed during the pre-flight strip inspection. The low colour contrast between the mounds and the strip surface, and the sun angle at the time, made the mounds difficult to see.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198503547/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31041/aair198503547.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2018 06:07 | Pineapple | Added |
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