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Date: | Wednesday 8 December 2010 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftan |
Owner/operator: | Tas-Air Pty Ltd |
Registration: | VH-JVD |
MSN: | 31-7852041 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | King Island Airport, King Island, TAS -
Australia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Devonport Airport, TAS (DPO/YDPO) |
Destination airport: | King Island Airport, TAS (KNS/YKII) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Pilot 'forgot' to lower the gear - damage associated with a gear up landing - bent props and fuselage damage. No injuries (except pride)! Unconfirmed as 1 pilot and 7 passengers.
Sources:
1.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/12/08/191851_tasmania-news.html 2.
http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/general/minister-in-king-island-crash-landing/2020202.aspx 3.
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7738566 4.
https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register/jvd Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Dec-2010 05:29 |
bizjets101 |
Added |
20-Oct-2017 19:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Oct-2017 19:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Nature] |
07-Jun-2022 13:06 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
17-Jun-2023 00:54 |
Ron Averes |
Updated |
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