ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154371
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| Date: | Saturday 23 March 2013 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | King Shaka Aviation |
| Registration: | ZS-HSR |
| MSN: | 4002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Pietermaritzburg airfield FAPM – KwaZulu-Natal |
| Pietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens (PBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A chartered aircraft relocated from Virginia Airport to Pietermaritzburg Airport to fly four passengers to an ad hoc helicopter landing site near the Pietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens (PBG) for a wedding that was to take place that day. PBG is approximately 3.71 nm from RWY 16 threshold, within 5 nm radius of the FAPM control zone (CTR).
The pilot received FAPM weather and then contacted the tower for clearance. Tower cleared the flight to 500 feet AGL with direct routing to the landing site. The departure and climb to a height of 500 feet were uneventful. On initial approach the pilot decided to descend in a right-hand pattern, but as he continued to circle, the aircraft suddenly lost
about 50 feet in height. The aircraft continued losing height rapidly and yawing to the right became tighter and tighter. The pilot tried to recover by reducing power and lowering the nose. All his efforts were futile as the rate of descent was too high and they were close to the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground and suffered substantial damage.
Probable Cause/s
1 Loss of control during approach.
2 Poor in flight planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Helicopter-crashes-in-KZN-20130323
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/9156.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2013 11:34 | Jahn | Added |
| 23-Mar-2013 17:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Mar-2013 03:27 | hoverdivine | Updated [Registration] |
| 24-Mar-2013 09:28 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 14-Aug-2020 06:41 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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