Circumstances:

The pilot reported that during a practice forced landing on the strip, he was undershooting on short final and applied power to correct the approach. The aircraft landed heavily, bounced and swung left towards trees. Full power was applied, but as the aircraft climbed away the left wing struck a tall dead tree.

Circumstances:

It was reported that the aircraft hit a single telephone line while on final approach. The wire was difficult to see, and the poles were hidden in trees. The pilot had not known of the presence of the wire.

The aircraft was being operated from a clay pan strip on a dry lake bed. There had been no rain for approximately 48 hours and the pilot had flown his aircraft from the strip twice in that period. On each occasion he had taxied along the strip to the west and taken off into the east. However, on this occasion, he was departing to the west and the take-off run was along the section of strip used during the previous taxying. The pilot stated that during the take-off roll, the aircraft appeared to break through the clay surface crust and drag to one side. He said that he reduced power and attempted to bring the aircraft to a full stop before it ran off the side of the strip. However, the nosewheel broke through the surface and bogged in the soft clay causing the aircraft to overturn.

The pilot was spraying a potato crop in a paddock which had a power line running along one boundary. Spray runs were conducted at right angles to the wires, and the pilot was flying under the wires on each run. At the end of one run the pilot pulled up, conducted a procedure turn, and was then slightly distracted by noise on his CB radio. While adjusting the squelch on the set, he forgot the presence of the power line and the aircraft struck the wires about 32 feet agl. The aircraft remained under control and the pilot was subsequently able to make a normal landing at his destination strip.

The pilot was taking three friends on a local sightseeing flight. He calculated that the aircraft would be close to maximum all-up-weight and from the Aircraft Performance Chart, concluded that a strip length of 700 metres was required with 9 degrees flap selected. He had earlier used a vehicle to measure the ALA length as 900 metres. Witnesses reported that the aircraft became airborne about three quarters of the way along the strip, flew level for a time, and slowly drifted left before climbing sharply over a row of trees. At this point the left wing dropped so the pilot retracted the flap and applied right rudder. He did not retract the landing gear. The aircraft descended and struck the ground right aileron first before skidding left through some 140 degrees. The nose and right main landing gear were torn off. The investigation revealed that the aircraft was approximately 5 percent above maximum take-off weight. The Aircraft Peformance Chart indicated that for the prevailing conditions, the required strip length was 975 metres. The strip itself was 800 metres long. An inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any faults that may have contributed to the occurrence.

Circumstances:

This was the student's first session on practice forced landings. The instructor demonstrated a forced landing approach and then positioned the aircraft for the student to practice an approach. The instructor intended to demonstrate to the student the dangers of trying to stretch the glide. The approach was flown by the student into wind with full flaps set, descending to a low height with the speed reducing to 55 knots. The student failed to respond to the instructor's call to watch the airspeed. The instructor took control, applying full power, but too late to avert the descent. The aircraft port wing tip contacted a bush, and the resulted ground contact caused the nose gear to collapse. The instructor estimated the wind as from the north-west at 15-20 knots and thought there was probably wind shear at low level, which contributed to causing the ground contact.

It was reported that the flight proceeded normally until during the flare. The glider was lined up with the strip, but during the hold-off it drifted to the right and touched down on the edge of the marked, 50 metre wide strip. The landing roll continued off the runway and the starboard wing struck a tree 20 metres from the edge of the strip. The landing was conducted in 4 to 8 knot crosswind conditions. During the hold-off the student pilot applied excessive rudder when aligning the aircraft with the strip prior to touchdown.

When the aircraft became low on approach, the pilot applied power to correct the approach angle. However this resulted in a higher than recommended airspeed and the aircraft touched down and bounced. Witness reports indicate that the final touchdown occurred between 155 and 180 metres after the threshold, however, positive wheel marks were not evident until 340 metres after the threshold. When the pilot realised that insufficient strip remained for the aircraft to be brought to a stop, she attempted to carry out a groundloop. The aircraft skidded sideways off the end of the strip and down a steep incline before coming to rest against a tree. The pilot had encountered several problems prior to the accident. The aircraft battery had gone flat twice causing delays to the passengers. The passengers had become irritated by the delays and vented their anger on the pilot. The pilot stated that she was concerned about starting the engine after the landing and about the time available to complete the schedule before returning the aircraft to the base that night. She also stated that because of her preoccupation with the above matters she had not planned the approach and landing.

Circumstances:

Prior to control of the aircraft being transferred from the Brisbane Approach Controller to the Brisbane Tower Controller, the crew advised that they had the airfield in sight. The aircraft was instructed to make a visual approach to runway 01. When the aircraft crew contacted Brisbane Tower, they were given a clearance to land. However, the Tower Controller became concerned that the aircraft was aligned with the decommissioned runway 04 and not with runway 01. He asked the aircraft crew if they had the runway in sight, to which they replied that they did. The controller then instructed the aircraft to turn right, track towards the Gateway Bridge and to report when they had the approach lighting in sight. The aircraft crew reported the runway in sight, and the aircraft was recleared to land on runway 01. The landing was completed without further incident. This incident was not the subject of an on-scene investigation.

As the aircraft approached the end of the landing roll the left main landing gear leg collapsed. The aircraft swung to the left before coming to rest in a left wing low attitude. The landing gear leg had failed due to overload. The cause of the overload failure could not be determined.