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October 30, 2010 · De Havilland DHC8 300 · ZK-NEB.
Blenheim, NZ
Overview
Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Incident
Date
October 30, 2010
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (49 uninjured)
Location
Blenheim, NZ
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC8 300
Tail Number
ZK-NEB.
Operator
Air Nelson
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
WPR11WA164
On September 20, 2010, at 0400 universal coordinated time, a de Havilland Canada, DHC-8-300, ZK-NEB, experienced a nose gear collapse after landing at Blenheim Airport, New Zealand. The airplane was operated by Air Nelson Ltd, as a commercial passenger flight, with an original departure point of Wellington. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident Investigation Commission 11 Cigna House 40 Mercer Street P.O. Box 10-323 Wellington 6143 New Zealand Phone: (64) 4-473-3112 E-mail: inquiries@taic.org.nz Fax: (64) 4-499-1510 Website: http://www.taic.org.nz
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On September 20, 2010, at 0400 universal coordinated time, a de Havilland Canada, DHC-8-300, ZK-NEB, experienced a nose gear collapse after landing at Blenheim Airport, New Zealand. The airplane was operated by Air Nelson Ltd, as a commercial passenger flight, with an original departure point of Wellington. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident Investigation Commission 11 Cigna House 40 Mercer Street P.O. Box 10-323 Wellington 6143 New Zealand Phone: (64) 4-473-3112 E-mail: inquiries@taic.org.nz Fax: (64) 4-499-1510 Website: http://www.taic.org.nz
Flight
Event TypeIncident
Event Time04:00 UTC
Nearest AirportBLENHEIM (0nm)
Flight Plan FiledUnknown
Flight Plan ActivatedUnknown
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftDe Havilland DHC8 300
Tail NumberZK-NEB.
DamageMinor
OperatorAir Nelson
Operating RulePart 129
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (49 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured49
Total49
Conditions
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0