Investigation number
196902342
Occurrence date
Location
Zeehan
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence type
Runway excursion
Occurrence category
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor
Prior to departure, the pilot did not establish that the single
runway at Zeehan is 1,715 feet in length or that the distance
required for landing in the conditions that existed is 1,575 feet.
During the landing approach, the aircraft crossed the runway
threshold at a height of at least 100 feet and touched down with
less than half the available runway length remaining. The pilot
applied brakes and, when the aircraft was about 150 feet from the
end of the runway, he applied power and attempted to go-around. The
aircraft failed to become airborne and overturned after striking a
low earth embankment 22 feet beyond the end of the runway.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Cessna Aircraft Company
Model
172
Registration
VH-EDE
Operation type
Private
Departure point
Queenstown
Departure time
0845
Destination
Zeehan
Damage
Destroyed