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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2003 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-ELX |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tauranga Ad -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was engaged in circuit training in crosswind conditions, when it encountered a downdraught on short finals and landed about 100 metres short of the runway threshold. In doing so, it flicked up a threshold-marker tyre, which caused damage to t he tailplane and elevator.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 03/247
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:19 | ASN | Added |
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