ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213378
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 December 1969 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Enterprises Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-PPY |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dunk Island Airfield, Dunk Island, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBCS |
| Dunk Island Airfield (YDKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before landing, the pilot circled the 2,500 feet landing strip several times to check on surface conditions and decide on his landing direction. There was no wind and after observing another aircraft make a landing into the south east, the pilot made a left circuit and approached in the same direction. The approach path was steeper than normal and made at a speed in excess of that recommended for approach at the existing aircraft weight. After floating for some distance, the aircraft did not decelerate as quickly as he expected. When he became aware that the aircraft was not going to stop within the confines of the strip he turned to starboard slightly, towards what appeared to be an extension of the strip. It became obvious that this area also was inadequate and the pilot then turned the aircraft to port. As the boundary of the cleared area was reached, and at a speed of some 10 knots, the starboard wheel entered a depression and the undercarriage unit was torn from the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196900039/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24458/196900039.pdf
Images:
Photo: BASI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2018 08:26 | Pineapple | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Photo] |
| 17-Jun-2023 00:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Photo]] |
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