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| Date: | Sunday 24 January 2016 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-FDP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taumarunui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While approaching to land on a farm airstrip, considerable sink was encountered on short final. The pilot began a go-around, but the aircraft struck rising ground. That caused the right-hand undercarriage leg to fail. The aircraft became airborne again an d the pilot was able to continue to fly the aircraft. He made an emergency landing at Taumarunui Aerodrome where the aircraft sustained damage to the right wing and propeller.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 16/231
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:06 | ASN | Added |
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