Amberley - Amberley

On June 9, 1982 at 12:00 AM, Amberley - Amberley experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Trans Australia Airlines - TAA, with the event recorded near Amberley Queensland.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew as completing a local training flight at Amberley Airport. On final approach, the instructor simulated a left engine failure. The airplane lost height on short final, went into a nose-down attitude and landed hard. The nose gear collapsed and the left engine partially detached. The airplane veered off runway and came to rest. While all three crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-TQQ, MSN 10388, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -27.6304°, 152.6980°.