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A00-096-7239 |
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SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
ACCIDENT
REPORT – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Date of Accident
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19-08-2000 |
Time
of Accident |
1245Z |
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Aircraft
Registration |
ZS-WWE |
Type
of Aircraft |
ATLAS KUDU |
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Pilot-in-command
Licence Type |
Private |
Licence
Valid
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Yes |
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Pilot-in-command
Flying Experience |
Total Flying Hours |
107.00 |
Total Hours on Type |
50.00 |
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Type
of Operation |
Private |
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Last
point of departure |
Phalaborwa Aerodrome |
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Next
point of intended landing
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Phalaborwa Aerodrome |
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Location
of the accident site with reference to easily defined geographical points (plus GPS
readings if possible) |
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Phalaborwa Aerodrome. |
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Meteorological
Information |
The weather was fine the temperature
22° C and the wind 270/4kt |
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Number
of people on board |
1 |
No.
of people injured
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Nil
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No.
of people killed
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Nil |
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Synopsis
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1) The
pilot took off from Phalaborwa Aerodrome on a local flight in an Atlas Kudu
tail wheel type aircraft. However
upon landing on runway 01 at
Phalaborwa with full flaps at
an IAS of 70kt and the wind 270/4kt, the aircraft bounced causing the
right-hand main undercarriage to collapse and to separate from the
aircraft. The right wing made contact
with the ground and the aircraft ground-looped through 180°. The right hand flap was substantially damaged 2) The
pilot was not injured. |
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Probable
Cause
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The aircraft bounced upon landing in slight crosswind conditions, which
caused the right-hand undercarriage to collapse and to separate from the
aircraft. |
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