ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216842
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| Date: | Saturday 10 January 1987 |
| Time: | 19:13 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KPF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Meekatharra Airport (YMEK), Meekatharra, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | YPJT |
| YMEK | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the pilot arrived at the destination, he noted that the wind direction indicator showed apparently calm conditions. Almost immediately after touchdown the aircraft began to swing to the right. Attempts to correct the swing were unsuccessful and the left gear leg collapsed. After vacating the aircraft the pilot noticed that there had been a quartering tailwind of about 10 knots during the landing. The pilot was inexperienced on the operation of tailwheel type aircraft, this being his first flight on such a type following a two hour endorsement. This accident was not the subject of an on-site investigation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198700093/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28900/aair198700093.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2018 11:55 | Pineapple | Added |
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