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| Date: | Friday 20 August 2004 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-DEF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Te Aroha Ad -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft landed on a soft paddock instead of the runway, causing damage to the aircraft. Some confusion existed over which runway was in use, in spite of the white crosses designating a closed runway being in place.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 04/2689
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:23 | ASN | Added |
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