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| Date: | Saturday 11 October 2003 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185A Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-CBY |
| MSN: | 185-0420 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Masterton Ad -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While on approach to Runway 06 (grass) at Hood aerodrome in nil wind conditions, the pilot missed the intended touchdown point and, due to wet grass causing loss of braking, lost directional control of the aircraft. As a result, the left wing made contact with a hangar.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 03/2885
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 1965 | ZK-CBY | Rural Aviation (1963) Ltd | 0 | Eketahuna, Wairarapa | |
min |
| 11 January 1968 | ZK-CBY | Tourist Air Travel Ltd | Cattle Flat, Southland | |
unk | |
| 2 February 1973 | ZK-CBY | Mount Cook Air Services Ltd | Mount Cook, Canterbury | |
unk | |
| 11 August 1982 | ZK-CBY | Mount Cook Group Ltd | Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP | |
unk | |
| 16 June 2019 | ZK-CBY | Skydive Wellington (owner: Sky Sports NZ Ltd) | 1 | near Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 18:07 | ASN | Added |
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