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| Date: | Thursday 19 October 2006 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-DAH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mercer -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On touchdown, the aircraft yawed to the right; the pilot over-corrected with rudder and brake. The aircraft then pitched nose down. The pilot tried to correct this movement by moving the control column fully aft but could not prevent the aircraft from fli pping over on to its back.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 06/3861
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:07 | ASN | Added |
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