Summary
After flying northward and examining surface mineral characteristics from the air the pilot decided
to return to Bandya Homestead where, on circling the 300 feet wide earth strip, he judged the wind to be
directly across it and gusting between 10-15 knots. He selected full flap and approached to land,
Intending to touch down firstly on the left mainwheel and with the left wing lowered. The aircraft
touched down on the left main wheel close to the centre of the strip and the nose wheel and right main
wheel then quickly made contact. The aircraft ran straight and parallel to the edge of the strip for
350 feet, with the left wheel intermittently lifting, but it then commenced to veer to the left at an
increasing rate. Despite the application of right rudder and the late use of brake the aircraft continued
to swing and finally ran off the left hand edge of the strip and the nose wheel struck a low ridge of earth.
The nosewheel assembly collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the main wheels and lower engine
cowling.
