ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17651
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2005 |
| Time: | 12:49 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Cemcrete (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-JGH |
| MSN: | 32-7440142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Residential area of Lambton, Germiston -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAGM (Rand Airport) |
| Private Farm near Ellisras | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was accompanied by four passengers and two dogs was on a private flight to a farm near Ellisrus. According to the ATC on duty at FAGM, the aircraft became airborne and disappeared out of sight in the Easterly direction, along the extended centerline of Runway 17.
The ATC made several attempts to contact the pilot but to no avail. He then deployed emergency
personnel in the direction of the flight.
The emergency personnel located the accident site and reported to the ATC who then reported to the CAA.
The aircraft clipped a tree top, roof tiles of a house and a carport structure in the next house
before coming to rest against a huge tree inside a private residence yard. The aircraft was extensively damaged as a result of the severe impact forces.
All occupants and the two dogs aboard the aircraft sustained serious injuries and were admitted to the hospital.
The last Mandatory Periodic Inspection (MPI) was certified on 22 February 2005 at 2853.37
airframe hours and the aircraft was not flown since the last MPI was certified.
The test report concluded that the right hand side wedge came loose (adrift) in service, this
caused considerable damage to the internal components of this magneto, which comprises, the distributor block, broken gears, distributor electrode post, points gap, carbon brush and the coil pole shoe.
Probable Cause:
Engine power loss during take off due to faulty ignition system.
Contributory:
Aircraft maximum take-off weight (MTOW) exceeded.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 2002 | ZS-JGH | Near Shaft 4 of the Westdene Mine | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2008 07:17 | Topaz | Added |
| 12-May-2008 15:02 | Topaz | Updated |
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