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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 16:17 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210 Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-MPE |
| MSN: | 57549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental IO-470-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | West Sale Airport (SXE/YWSL), Sale, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Sale AB, VIC (YMES) |
| Sale Airport, VIC (SXE/YWSL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 210 Centurion experienced a landing gear issue and made an emergency landing at runway 09 at West Sale Airport (SXE/YWSL), Sale, Victoria, resulting in a nose gear collapse.
The pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/light-aircraft-crash-lands-at-west-sale-airport-in-gippsland/105553936
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=MPE
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHMPE/history/20250720/0425Z/YMES/YWSL
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-mpe#3b562d1d
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/2252316_1712210875.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N6549X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2025 06:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jul-2025 06:49 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 07:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 07:16 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 07:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 08:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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