ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80398
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1969 |
| Time: | 17:06 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235B |
| Owner/operator: | Westavian Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-PWK |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Jandakot Airport, Perth, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Esperance, WA (YESP) |
| Perth Jandakot (JAD/YPJT), Western Australia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The flight from Esperance to Jandakot was uneventful. At Jandakot the pilot made an approach to runway 24 using 40 degrees of flap and crossed the runway threshold at 65 knots. He commenced to level off and had closed the throttle when the nose wheel contacted the runway heavily before the main wheels. The aircraft was allowed to bounce several times to a maximum height of four feet, before the pilot applied engine power to regain control and he then completed the landing. When the aircraft was examined on the tarmac, the propeller, nosewheel assembly and engine mount were found to be damaged.
The cause of the accident was that the pilot misjudged the height of the aircraft while levelling off for landing.
Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1969/aair/aair196904717.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2010 15:57 | VHKDK | Added |
| 02-Apr-2014 02:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 21:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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