Incident Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche VH-, Saturday 23 May 2009
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Date:Saturday 23 May 2009
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: VH-
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Cessnock, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Cessnock, NSW (YCNK)
Destination airport:Cessnock, NSW (YCNK)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The pilot did not complete the short final checks and landed the aircraft at Cessnock, NSW, with the landing gear retracted, during a training exercise on 23 May 2009

Sources:

1. http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/lib91145/18-19.pdf
2. http://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/news/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jun-2009 12:19 Petro Added
12-May-2014 19:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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