Occurrences Reported Between: 22 February 2008 to 28 February 2008

 

Occurrence Date

Reference Number

Occurrence Type

Location

Province/State

Aircraft Manufacture

Aircraft Model

Summary

22 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8442

Accident

Virginia Aerodrome

KZN

Cessna  

C150

After a hard landing the nose wheel broke off.

24 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8443

Accident

On a farm next to the road between Tarlton and Ventersdorp

North West Province

Aerosport Products

Gazelle

The propeller separated from the aircraft at a height of approximately 500 ft AGL.

26 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8444

Accident

Wonderboom Aerodrome

Gauteng

Robinson Helicopters

R22

Pilot lost control of the helicopter when something flew into the cabin and onto his hand holding the cyclic control.

26 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8445

Accident

Rand Aerodrome

Gauteng

Consolidated vultee

Stinson 108-3

Pilot lost directional control over the aircraft during the take-off roll and veered off the runway.

26 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8446

Accident

Open grass field on the farm Grootvlakte

Eastern Cape

Jabiru

J450

The pilot encountered severe hail and had to perform a forced landing in mountainous terrain.

27 February 2008

CA18/2/3/8447

Accident

Private runway on the farm Damend

Mpumulanga

Piper Aircraft Corporation

PA18-150

Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during landing.

24 February 2008

ZS-PVB

Incident

Hoedspruit Aerodrome

Mpumulanga

Cessna Aircraft Corporation

C210

While taxing to the runway on the taxiway the aircraft entered a pot hole and the propeller struck the ground.

28 February 2008

ZS-SON and ZS-JWL

Incident

Virginia Aerodrome

KZN

Beech Aircraft and Cessna Aircraft Corporation

BE20 and C210

The King air aircraft’s lens cap of the light on the left hand wing made contact with the Cessna 210 aircraft which was parked on the movement area.

27 February 2008

Zs-EXV

Accident

Aloa Field near the Vaaldam

Freestate

Piper Aircraft Corporation

PA28-140

The aircraft’s engine started losing power and the pilot decided to perform a precautionary landing on an open grass field.