Accident to the ATR72 registered VH-FVZ operated by Virgin Australia on 19/11/2017 at Canberra [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Australia :

During landing, the aircraft encountered windshear resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft sustained damage to the rear fuselage.

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General information
Local date	19/11/2017
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	AD Canberra
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0663

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Australia - Virgin Australia
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	VH-FVZ
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YSSY (SYD): Sydney / Kingsford Smith International
Planned destination	Australia - YSCB (CBR): Canberra
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	1087
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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