Accident Pitts S1-E VH-WIZ, Sunday 12 October 1986

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Date:	Sunday 12 October 1986
Time:	14:00
Type:	Pitts S1-E
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-WIZ
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Leongatha Airport (YLEG), Leongatha, VIC - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	YLEG
Destination airport:	YLEG
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was flying one of three similar aircraft in practice for a forthcoming aerobatic display. The three aircraft carried out a stream landing, with the pilot of the subject aircraft intending to land to the left of the centre of the strip. Shortly after a normal touchdown, the aircraft encountered a soft area of the strip and subsequently overturned, coming to rest 85 metres from the initial point of touchdown. The display team had had no prior indication of any soft areas on the strip surface.

Accident investigation: