ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216937
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 1987 |
| Time: | 10:06 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-NBF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YSBK |
| YSBK | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had hired the aircraft in order to maintain currency on the type. After an uneventful flight in the training area he returned to the circuit and carried out a normal approach. However, shortly after touchdown the aircraft swerved to the left and the pilot was unable to regain directional control. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway and the nose gear collapsed. It was discovered that the elevator trim had been set almost fully nose down and the rudder trim was set almost fully nose left at the time of the accident. The nose wheel had contacted the runway at about the same time as the main wheels, and it was likely that the subsequent loss of control was the result of the aircraft "wheel-barrowing" on the nose wheel. The pilot, who had only limited experience on the type, had believed that the aircraft had been correctly trimmed prior to touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198702380/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34424/aair198702380.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 11:15 | Pineapple | Added |
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