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| Date: | Thursday 5 February 2004 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-EYF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Melton -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot decided to abort the take off, during a touch-and-go. When the brakes were applied, the aircraft bounced over the intersection between runway 04 and 17. The aircraft then impacted the ground, nose first, causing severe damage to the aircraft.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 04/2825
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:23 | ASN | Added |
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