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| Date: | Friday 22 January 2010 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-WGE |
| MSN: | 17258978 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Motiti Island -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was completing a landing at Motiti Island. When it became apparent to the pilot that the aircraft would not stop in the remaining runway length available he initiated a ground loop manoeuvre to the left. The aircraft began turning to the left , but only succeeded in manoeuvering toward a bay situated adjacent to the runway threshold. The aircraft ran towards a series of small tree stumps situated at the end of the runway, striking two of them at a fast walking pace.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 10/222
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 17:59 | ASN | Added |
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