Collision with terrain involving a Cessna 172B, VH-WVB, Wagga Wagga Station, Western Australia, on 6 October 1993

The pilot was flying to a strip he knew well. On arrival he assessed the wind and chose the strip direction for use. He noted that there were sheep in the same paddock, so elected to conduct a short field approach. On short final, the aircraft suddenly developed a sink from which the pilot could not recover.

The aircraft hit a fence at the threshold of the strip and landed heavily. After the pilot disembarked from the aircraft, he noted that the wind was gusting and that this may have contributed to the sudden sink. He did not add any margin to his approach speed to allow for the gust factor of the wind.