Date:	Sunday 16 January 1972
Time:	05:00
Type:	Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander
Owner/operator:	Geyserland Airways Ltd
Registration:	ZK-DBQ
MSN:	1330-15
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Wellington
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Engine problems saw the aircraft touch down heavily short of the runway. The port main wheel was ripped off, and the aircraft was badly damaged. Pilot I P Palmer

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


8 August 1971	ZK-DBQ	Geyserland Airways Ltd	0	Kaitaia Airport, Northland		sub
31 October 1977	ZK-DBQ	Akarana Air Ltd.	1	Sea off Wanganui, Whanganui		w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
23-May-2018 20:10	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator, ]
24-May-2018 06:44	Ron Averes	Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
08-Feb-2022 20:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
13-Feb-2022 01:39	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]