ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48769
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| Date: | Sunday 14 December 2008 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-LTC |
| MSN: | 020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tarata, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Taranaki District |
| Taranaki District | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft operated from a rural airstrip near Tarata New Zealand, on topdressing flights.
The aircraft descended after take-off and struck a fence. The collision with the fence damaged the elevator control cable system which jammed the elevator control surface. This resulted in the pilot being unable to adequately control the aircraft in pitch, and the aircraft subsequently struck the ground.
The aircraft was loaded with 1900 kg of lime product on the accident flight, this was in excess of the 1860 kg maximum structural hopper load.
A change in wind direction had occurred in the late morning which may have presented the pilot with a slight tail-wind or possible low level turbulence, including down draught conditions, during and after take-off.
On the accident flight, the aircraft was probably overloaded for the prevailing
environmental conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-LTC_Fatal.pdf
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4792826a6002.html?source=RSSdailynews/headlines_20081215
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4792861a6011.html?source=RSSsouthlandtimes/headlines_20081215
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2008 11:48 | robbreid | Added |
| 14-Dec-2008 23:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2011 14:11 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2021 04:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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