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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  The Airplane Factory Sling 2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hedlow Airfield (YHEW), Mulara, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mulara-Hedlow Airport, QLD (YHEW) |
| Mulara-Hedlow Airport, QLD (YHEW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The student pilot on their first solo did not hold off or flare sufficiently to arrest decent on landing. The aircraft’s nose landing gear collapsed and resulted in prop strike.
Sources:
https://raaus.com.au/accident-and-defect-summaries/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2024 11:25 | Pineapple | Added |
| 06-Oct-2024 12:56 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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