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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 2006 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Lancair 235 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-SDQ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whangarei Ad -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A NOTAM was in place for work in progress on the sealed taxiway at Whangarei Aerodrome, so the pilot taxiied onto the grass taxiway. Here the aircraft's nosewheel sank into a recently refilled trench. This resulted in a propeller strike, causing damage t o the engine and propeller.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 06/1786
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:15 | ASN | Added |
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