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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 2024 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A54-030 |
| MSN: | 263 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAAF East Sale (YMES), Sale, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | East Sale AB, VIC (YMES) |
| East Sale AB, VIC (YMES) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Royal Australian Air Force Pilatus PC-21, operated by 1 FTS was on a training flight with its lone student pilot onboard when it suffered an excursion at low speed off the side of the runway after landing at RAAF Base East Sale (YMES).
The nose gear collapsed, damaging the propellor and engine. The student pilot was not injured.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/raaf-roulette-pc21-runway-accident-east-sale-base-student-pilot/104431840
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1007608_1689727466.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex HB-HWD (factory test registration)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 06:02 | battleaxe10 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 06:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 07:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 09:15 | JeffRL | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 14:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 14:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, ] |
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