Accident Piper PA-28R-200 VH-EYM, Tuesday 1 November 1988

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Date:	Tuesday 1 November 1988
Time:
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-EYM
MSN:	28R-35264
Year of manufacture:	1969
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Moree Airport (YMOR), Moree, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	YMOR
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During a maintenance inspection, substantial damage was found to the wing structure in the vicinity of the left main landing gear. It was considered that the damage was consistent with a heavy landing. The aircraft had been flown on several occasions in the previous month by different pilots. No reports had been made of any occurrence likely to cause the damage found to the aircraft. The damage should have been readily noticeable during pre-flight inspections.

Accident investigation: