The pilot flew from Cootamundra to an agricultural strip near
Binalong to familiarise himself with it and the adjoining property
over which he was to conduct spraying operations later that
morning. The strip, which is 1350 feet in length, has a 5% upslope
to the north-west, and the uneven gradient obscures the top of the
strip for approximately half of the landing run available. The
strip was covered with green grass nine Inches high and the grass
was wet from dew. The weather was fine with a light easterly wind.
The pilot flew around the area, observing a stationary loader truck
on the north-west end of the strip, and on final approach aligned
the aircraft to the right of it. The aircraft touched down
approximately 150 feet inside the boundary. About 600 feet from the
north-west end the pilot applied brakes but without effect. He
released and re-applied the brakes but the wheels locked. The
aircraft appeared to be sliding towards the stationary truck and
the pilot attempted to avoid it but the outer section of the port
mainplane struck the cabin of the truck at a speed of approximately
10 knots.
