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CESSNA 210 PILOT IN INADVERTENT WHEELS-UP LANDING AT BROOME
 OCTOBER 14  2016  Posted 6:14 AM 14/10/2016 

The commercial pilot of a Cessna 210 on charter in West OZ failed to ensure that the undercarriage was lowered for landing at Broome in WA

"...the landing gear was not extended. The aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted" ...The pilot and passengers were not injured

 ATSB REPORT  

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TWO SURVIVE JABIRU CRASH NEAR GRAFTON SOUTH AIRSTRIP IN NSW
 OCTOBER 12  2016  Posted 6:19 PM 12/10/2016 

The 60-year-old pilot of Jabiru J230c ultralight sustained "a bump on his head and was taken to Grafton Base Hospital for observation" after an apparent engine problem departing the Grafton South airstrip

The female passenger he had on board "...appeared to be uninjured and accompanied the man to the hospital"
Both the pilot and passenger were from QLD's Gold Coast

COPY OF MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
NEWS-DESK REPORT ON FATAL JABIRU CRASH 4-WEEKS AGO

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HOME-BUILT RV-6A LOSS OF CONTROL LANDING AT PORT PIRIE IN SOUTH OZ
 OCTOBER 11  2016  Posted 5:19 PM 11/10/2016 

A 62-year-old pilot apparently lost control of a home-built Vans RV-6A during the landing sequence at Port Pirie airport in South OZ that eventually inverted the 2-seat aircraft

The 70-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment "...aircraft left the bitumen runway and flipped over coming to rest on its roof"

COPY OF MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
NEWS-DESK REPORT ON 'CRASH' LANDING OF LIGHT AIRCRAFT 2-WEEKS AGO
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