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| Date: | Friday 14 October 2022 |
| Time: | c. 13:10 |
| Type: |  Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander |
| Owner/operator: | General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-PCV |
| MSN: | 11283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD) |
| Melbourne-Essendon Fields Airport, VIC (MEB/YMEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander made an emergency landing at Melbourne-Essendon Airport (MEB/YMEN), Victoria, after a nosewheel malfuntion.
Both occupants were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/essendon-fields-airport-light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-victoria/de431032-aa85-4bf8-b1b2-f13e05b064d7
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-pcv#2dd57035
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Oct-2022 06:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 14-Oct-2022 06:45 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2022 07:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2022 19:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
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