Investigation number
197501368
Occurrence date
Location
near Point Lookout
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Occurrence class
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious
Examination of the aircraft wreckage revealed that the flaps were in the fully extended position.
Performance data in respect of the aircraft type indicates that, had the flaps of VH-SVD been retracted at an
early stage of the abandoned approach, it would have been possible for the aircraft to have outclimbed the
terrain into which it crashed.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Cessna Aircraft Company
Model
180
Registration
VH-SVD
Operation type
Private
Departure point
Armidale
Departure time
1729
Destination
Point Lookout
Damage
Destroyed