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| Date: | Friday 2 January 2009 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-FNX |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haruru Falls -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On landing at Haruru Falls after a parachute drop run, the aircraft touched down on the left main wheel first due to a light cross wind component present. Once the right main wheel made contact with the ground, the aircraft instantly started to nose over. The pilot applied full back pressure on the elevator but the rate of nose over continued to increase rapidly. The propeller struck the ground before the pilot was able to put on any power and the aircraft flipped on its back.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 09/08
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:07 | ASN | Added |
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