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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TUT |
| MSN: | 28R-30765 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Unknown -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An aircraft cleaner reported finding significant damage to the landing gear and wing spars of the aircraft during a routine cleaning operation on the afternoon of Sunday the 17 October 1988. The damage to the aircraft indicated that the aircraft had probably been stalled at a significant height above the ground descended vertically and touched down heavily on the left wheel followed by the right wheel. Damage to the left wing was readily visible on the upper skin surface. Six pilots had been involved in the operation of the aircraft over the two days preceding the report by the aircraft cleaner. All six indicated that they had not done or had not observed a landing which could have caused the damage found. None of the pilots had observed any damage to the aircraft during their pre or post flight inspections. The damage was such that continued operation of the aircraft could have resulted in a serious air safety occurrence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198800140/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32879/aair198800140.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 1990 | VH-TUT | 0 | Jandakot Airport (YPJT), Jandakot, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2018 21:17 | Pineapple | Added |
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