Aviation safety investigations & reports
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, VH-FEL, Bunbury WA, 20 January 1984
Investigation number:
198404484
198404484
Status: Completed
Summary
After about 80 metres of ground roll following a normal touchdown the nose began to drop, followed by the right and left wings, and the aircraft slid to a halt with the gear retracted. No mechanical fault or defect was subsequently found with the aircraft. The weight of available evidence indicated that the pilot had probably inadvertently selected the gear up shortly after touchdown.
General details
| Date: | 20 January 1984 | Investigation status: | Completed | ||
| Time: | 1740 | ||||
| Location: | Bunbury | ||||
| State: | Western Australia | ||||
| Release date: | 16 August 1984 | Occurrence category: | Accident | ||
| Report status: | Final | Highest injury level: | None |
Aircraft details
| Aircraft manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corp | |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft model | 36 | |
| Aircraft registration | VH-FEL | |
| Type of operation | Charter | |
| Damage to aircraft | Substantial | |
| Departure point | Albany WA | |
| Departure time | 1630 | |
| Destination | Bunbury WA |