NZFF • Incident at NZPM

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:28 pm

by HardCorePawn

I was looking at the weekly accident report on the CAA website and noticed that one of the Massey Cherokees (MBF) had

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veered left off sealed runway 07 at NZPM during the landing roll and passed over a shallow ditch and through a fence collapsing the nose gear[/quote]

Any of the Massey guys got pics or more info? I did not see/read anything in the news... so I guess it was a bit of a non-event in the eyes of the media

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:35 pm

by ZK-KAG

Ill post up a pic in the next few days. Not really much of an incident, control was lost and the aircraft went sideways...

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:24 pm

by ZK-KAG

Aircraft not in a good state

P.S. Taken with my phone fully zoomed in, so hence the bad quality

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:37 pm

by ardypilot

Bummer- was it a right off?

Do you get big marks ticked off your PPL for doing things like that, or does it not nfringe your licence at all?

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:00 pm

by ZK-KAG

Nah it should be able to be repaired, they're already at work on it.

Nope, things only get marked agaisnt your license when you break the law, this was an accident so no action agaisnt the pilot at all.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:00 am

by HardCorePawn

Kinda feel a bit sorry for the pilot... thats gonna be hard to live down!

On the bright side, everyone walked away OK... you can always replace a plane (or its parts)... not so much a person...

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:18 am

by ronindanbo

Damn I recognise that livery, glad not one was hurt and must really be embarresing for the poor old pilot...

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:53 am

by victor_alpha_charlie

It's been a week of embarassing accidents.. Forst the 172, then this, then my cousin crashes his (once) beautiful Mitsi GTO on the Rimutakas..

At least it hasn't been boring