June 5, 2026

Carter Capner Law monitors accidents involving light aircraft, helicopters, charter flights, balloons, commuter aircraft and airlines throughout Australia and overseas to spotlight safety issues of concern to our clients and to demonstrate those situations in which they may have a right to an insurance or compensation recovery. We act for pilots, passengers, operators, aircraft owners and aviation employees worldwide. Call today on 1300 529 529 or click here to reach Carter Capner Law. Click on Client Showcase to view our history of aircraft accident compensation claims.

Date:
Friday 5 June 2026

Time:
Not specified

Type of Aircraft:
Jabiru LSA 55/3J

Owner/Operator:
Not specified

Registration:
Not specified

MSN:
Not specified

Year of Manufacture:
Not specified

Engine Model:
Not specified

Fatalities:
0 / Occupants: Not specified

Other Fatalities:
0

Aircraft Damage:
Minor

Category:
Incident

Location:
Geraldton Airport (YGEL), Moonyoonooka, WA – Australia

Phase:
Landing

Nature:
Not specified

Departure Airport:
Not specified

Destination Airport:
Geraldton Airport, WA (GET/YGEL)

Investigating Agency:
Not specified

Confidence Rating:
Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Circumstances:

During landing and taxiing at Geraldton Airport, the nose wheel of the Jabiru LSA 55/3J began to shimmy and collapsed out of the spat nose-wheel housing. The ASN record notes that the aircraft sustained minor damage and reports no fatalities.

Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=574895

Accident and defect summaries

Carter Capner Law monitors accidents involving light aircraft, helicopters, charter flights, balloons, commuter aircraft and airlines throughout Australia and overseas to spotlight safety issues of concern to our clients and to demonstrate those situations in which they may have a right to an insurance or compensation recovery. We act for pilots, passengers, operators, aircraft owners and aviation employees worldwide. Call today on 1300 529 529 or click here to reach Carter Capner Law. Click on Client Showcase to view our history of aircraft accident compensation claims.