ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185502
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| Date: | 17-MAR-2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E18S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-CII |
| C/n / msn: | BA-371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Caboolture Airport, QLD (YCAB) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caboolture Airport, QLD (YCAB) |
| Caboolture Airport, QLD (YCAB) |
Aircraft departed from the runway during the takeoff roll. The pilot had tried to avoid kangaroos on the strip by attempting to lift off early. He realised that he was below flying speed and raised the gear. The aircraft flopped wheels up and slid off to the left before coming to rest abeam the R12 threshold.
Sources:
TV news
https://www.jetphotos.com/showphotos.php?regsearch=VH-CII_
http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/Beech/model%2018.htm
Belly flop landing at Caboolture airport @7NewsQueensland #chopperview 🛩🚁 pic.twitter.com/qOku7BwC1F
— Dave Andrews (@chopperdaveqld) March 17, 2016
Images:
Photo of VH-CII courtesy AirHistory.net
Caboolture (YCAB)
27 July 2019; (c) Ian McDonell
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2016 07:47 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 18-Mar-2016 07:47 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2016 15:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 20-Mar-2016 08:14 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
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