Accident Cessna T337B Turbo Super Skymaster VH-DPX, Tuesday 7 April 1987

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Date:	Tuesday 7 April 1987
Time:
Type:	Cessna T337B Turbo Super Skymaster
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-DPX
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Maer Island, QLD - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Lockhart River, QLD
Destination airport:	Maer Island, QLD
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that he had difficulty obtaining effective braking during the landing roll, due to a grassed, wet strip surface. He was able to initiate a ground loop near the end of the landing roll but the aircraft drifted sideways off the side of the strip prior to the upwind threshold. Very heavy rain had fallen during the previous night and up until 30 minutes prior to the landing, and there were areas of standing water on the strip. The airstrip was not suitable for the intended operation.

Accident investigation: