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| Date: | Friday 30 January 2009 |
| Time: | 11:16 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | Canterbury Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-EBW |
| MSN: | 28-42165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Birdling's Flat, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZCH |
| NZCH | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was carrying out a dual simulated forced landing. On the go-around from low level the aircraft struck a power line. The wire became tangled around the tail, and at approximately 10-15 feet above the ground the aircraft jerked and suddenly slo wed before pitching down into the ground. The instructor secured the aircraft and both he and the student vacated the cockpit. A small grass fire had started near the front of the aircraft, so the pilot used the extinguisher to put that out. When he looked up, however, he noticed that most of the field was on fire due to the fallen power wire. The instructor and student vacated the area and called the emergency services. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
Sources:
1. www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKEAH.htm
Images:
at Wanaka 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2009 23:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 02-Feb-2009 21:01 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Feb-2009 11:19 | Anon. | Updated |
| 16-Mar-2009 22:21 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2009 10:36 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 02-Feb-2022 00:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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