Incident CZAW SportCruiser ZK-DAR, Sunday 6 September 2009
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Date:Sunday 6 September 2009
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRUZ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
CZAW SportCruiser
Owner/operator:Aerohire Ltd., Tauranga
Registration: ZK-DAR
MSN: 07SC074
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tauranga Airport, Bay of Plenty 1 -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Whakatane Airport - NZWK
Destination airport:Tauranga Airport - NZTG
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft diverted to Tauranga after losing its nose wheel on takeoff from
Whakatane. The aircraft landed safely and remained upright before sliding to a
stop. There were no injuries to the crew and only minor surface skin damage to the
aircraft.

Sources:

http://www.3news.co.nz/Passengers-uninjured-after-emergency-landing-/tabid/423/articleID/119899/cat/353/Default.aspx
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/light-plane-crash-lands-tauranga-2969175]

Images:


Ardmore 1March2009

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2009 00:52 RobertMB Added
06-Sep-2009 01:19 flyernzl Updated
06-Sep-2009 23:00 RobertMB Updated
08-Sep-2009 10:27 Anon. Updated
07-Oct-2021 22:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]
14-Feb-2022 00:56 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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