a ride-share pick-up/drop-off bay. Coach In 2017, Skybus launched services from the Melbourne CBD and Geelong to Avalon Airport. Accidents and incidents On 6 August 1976, a prototype N24 Nomad crashed shortly after takeoff at Avalon while a flight test of modifications to the tail of the aircraft. Two of the three crew members were killed in the accident, notably including pilot Stuart Pearce, father of actor Guy Pearce. A serious incident involving a Tiger Airways Australia Airbus A320 flight from Sydney occurred on 30 June 2011 when the crew performed a missed approach at Avalon outside of published procedures, resulting in the aircraft overflying the Geelong suburb of Leopold at a dangerously low altitude, without guidance from Air Traffic Control. The incident made national headlines and triggered a five-week grounding of the airline over a busy school holiday period while a safety audit was conducted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. See also Melbourne Airport rail link Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation List of airports in Victoria Transport in Australia References Bibliography Peter Begg (1990). Geelong — The First 150 Years. Globe Press. External links Australian International Airshow Street Map Airports in Victoria (Australia) 1953 establishments in Australia Airports established in 1953 Transport in Geelong Buildings and structures in Geelong