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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 2017 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-402B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kumeroa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On recommencing an agricultural operation, the pilot circled the remote airstrip to assess the wind and ensure the strip was still clear. The wind sock indicated nil wind. The pilot commenced the approach, but on short finals a significant sink was enc ountered. The pilot was unable to arrest the rate of sink by applying power and increasing the nose attitude. The aircraft contacted a bank, collapsing the undercarriage and damaging the wings, and coming to rest on the airstrip.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 17/595
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 17:11 | ASN | Added |
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