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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 2022 |
| Time: | 15:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-SMS |
| MSN: | 18502041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Murchison, Nelson -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the final approach to land at a private airstrip, the pilot realised that their airspeed and height were both too high for a safe landing. Another aircraft was parked towards the far end of the airstrip, leading the pilot to think that he might not have sufficient runway length to stop, so the pilot commenced a go-around. During the go-around from low level, a high angle of bank turn to the right was initiated. During this turn the aircraft's right wing struck terrain and the aircraft cartwheeled into a small gully adjacent to the airstrip. Both the pilot and passenger suffered serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. This accident highlights the need for pilots to nominate a decision point on the final approach so that if they are not confident that the aircraft is stable on the approach (height, airspeed, and configuration) then a go-around can be initiated at an early stage. At an unfamiliar airstrip/aerodrome, a standard overhead join should be carried out (which was not done in this case) to enable the pilot to observe the conditions and to carry out appropriate planning for the approach and landing.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pilot-and-passenger-survive-plane-crash-near-nelson-lakes/MDIEAFS7ADXSWVO6ZEKILWRBEI/
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/472805/light-plane-crashes-in-nelson-lakes-area
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/129570227/light-plane-crash-occured-during-classic-plane-flyin
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1995 | C-FCJS | Harbour Air | 1 | Chapel Inlet, Douglas Channel, British Columbia |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2022 05:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 05:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 05:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 07:15 | kiwibushpilot | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Photo, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 09:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 05:48 | kiwibushpilot | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 06:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 15:03 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2022 22:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2022 09:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2022 14:13 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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