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| Date: | Friday 30 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 12:33 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-VQM |
| MSN: | 32R-8129070 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tauranga Airport (TRG/NZTG), Tauranga, NI -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Matamata Airport (MTA/NZMA) |
| Tauranga Airport (TRG/NZTG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP, ZK-VQM, suffered a nose gear collapse upon landing on runway 25 at Tauranga Airport (TRG/NZTG), Tauranga, North Island. One of the four occupants suffered minor injuries.
The airplane had circled the airport earlier due to a gear issue.
Sources:
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/small-plane-makes-hard-landing-at-tauranga-airport-one-minor-injury/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ZKVQM/history/20250529/2310Z/NZMA/NZTG
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/25018_1660877478.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex VH-AQM, F-ODGR, ZS-DLG, N8386P, N8396P
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2025 06:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2025 07:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2025 07:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 19-Jul-2025 12:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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