Accident Piper PA-25-235 VH-KLZ, Sunday 5 January 1986
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Date:Sunday 5 January 1986
Time:09:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-235
Owner/operator:
Registration: VH-KLZ
MSN:
Engine model:Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Willow Glen, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Willow Glen, QLD
Destination airport:Willow Glen, QLD
Investigating agency: BASI
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
As the aircraft approached the end of the landing roll the left main landing gear leg collapsed. The aircraft swung to the left before coming to rest in a left wing low attitude. The landing gear leg had failed due to overload. The cause of the overload failure could not be determined.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BASI
Report number: 198602633
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1986/aair/aair198602633/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34316/aair198602633.pdf

Revision history:

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