ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204285
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1990 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HIT |
| MSN: | 640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Finley, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | 15NM NNW of Finley, NSW |
| Finley, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the pre-landing check revealed a soft left brake. He pumped up pressure by engaging the park brake and working the brake pedal. Due to concentrating on the other pre-landing checks and on flying the aircraft he inadvertently left the park brake on. On touchdown the aircraft pulled to the left, pitched forward onto the nose and came to rest inverted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199001960/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34252/aair199001960.pdf
History of this aircraft
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| 3 October 1996 | VH-HIT | 0 | 15km W of Kerang, VIC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 13:11 | Pineapple | Added |
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