Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 January 2006
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Aero-Tropics Air Services
Registration Number: VH-WZJ
Location: Caloundra Airport, QLD (CUD) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot experienced a landing distraction and overshot the runway, resulting in damage to a fence and sustaining significant financial loss. The pilot was conducting a test flight before flying to a new owner, LIP-Air, in Cairns, Australia.A pilot experienced a landing distraction and overshot the runway, resulting in damage to a fence and sustaining significant financial loss. The pilot was conducting a test flight before flying to a new owner, LIP-Air, in Cairns, Australia.
Description
The pilot was reportedly distracted by another aircraft in the corner of his eye when landing and overshot the runway by about 250 m. It ran through a fence, sustaining about AUS$40,000 worth of damage. The pilot had been undertaking a test flight before he was due to fly the plane to its new owners, LIP-Air (dba Aero-Tropics), in Cairns that afternoon. The aircraft was registered in Australia on January 20, 2006. Caloundra has a single 800 m (2608 feet) runway.
Primary Cause
Distracted by another aircraft during landing.Distracted by another aircraft during landing.Share on:
