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| Date: | Monday 30 May 2016 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace 750XL |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | 119 |
| MSN: | 3401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nicks Head Station -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the takeoff roll, the pilot noticed the airspeed was below that nominated at the decision point and he started to open the hopper doors to the sow position. He then initiated a jettison at the rotate point when he realised the aircraft wasn't other wise going to become airborne. The aircraft travelled past the rotate point and the left wheel dragged though some soft ground that had recently been turned over, slowing the aircraft further. It clipped a fence 145 m from the end of the airstrip in a left wing low attitude. The aircraft was controllable and so the pilot elected to return and land on the airstrip. The pilot cannot remember clearing his hopper at the end of the sowing run, or checking his hopper was clear before accepting the next load. The hopper camera was serviceable. The sowing runs had become varied in length due to shutting-off for bush areas. Therefore, product was left over at the end of some runs, and this in turn could have led to an overload situation on the next sortie.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 16/3505
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:18 | ASN | Added |
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