The pilot approached Gladstone from the north-west and radioed a
position report at 10 miles. Joining the circuit he noticed another
aircraft apparently making a touch-and-go landing on runway 28 and
was in radio contact with it. As there was nil wind and new
paintwork on the eastern end of the runway he elected to land on
runway 10. When on the downwind leg he saw a second aircraft at the
taxiway holding-point and, as a warning to it, made a base leg
radio call. During the final approach and at a height of
approximately 15 feet the second aircraft entered the runway so the
pilot grabbed his microphone in an effort to give a warning but
lost control of his aircraft which landed heavily on its nosewheel;
it then proposed several times and the propeller struck the runway
twice.
