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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 2011 |
| Time: | 14:06 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-BJX |
| MSN: | 31417 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Plymouth -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The C180 was taxiing for takeoff when ATC instructed the pilot to hold, just before turning to line up. The aircraft was therefore at right angles to the wind when a stronger gust lifted the tail, tipping it onto the nose and left wing tip. The pilot was aware of the potential consequences of taxiing in strong winds and was using appropriate control inputs, however the sudden gust caught him out before he could react to it.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 11/1226
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1956 | ZK-BJX | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | Kaiwaka, Northland | |
unk |
| 5 May 1959 | ZK-BJX | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | New Plymouth, Taranaki | |
unk |
| 20 February 1960 | ZK-BJX | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | Kaukapakapa, Auckland | |
unk |
| 26 February 1962 | ZK-BJX | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | Matakana, Auckland | |
unk |
| 6 May 1962 | ZK-BJX | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | Matakana, Auckland | |
unk |
| 20 June 1977 | ZK-BJX | R G Innes-Jones | Awakino, King Country | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 18:06 | ASN | Added |
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