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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1989 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MYM |
| MSN: | TC-1777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakes Entrance West, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bairnsdale, VIC |
| Lakes Entrance West, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made a normal approach for a landing uphill with 10 to 15 knots of wind from the left rear. As the aircraft crossed a gully on short final it encountered a strong wind gust. The starboard wing dropped and the aircraft descended rapidly. It touched down heavily just short of the threshold. The pilot applied full power, executed a go-around and returned to Bairnsdale. Immediately after the flight the pilot noticed that the blade tips of both propellers had been bent aft. At a later date, less obvious distortion of the fuselage and the right wing was detected. It is highly probable that the aircraft encountered a strong wind shear on short final.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901537/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/27724/aair198901537.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2018 03:49 | Pineapple | Added |
| 05-Jun-2023 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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