ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190719
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 2016 |
| Time: | 11:13 |
| Type: |  Titan T-51D |
| Owner/operator: | Matamata Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-SMF |
| MSN: | M05XXX50HK0057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Matamata Airport (NZMA), Waharoa, Waikato, NI -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Matamata Airport |
| Matamata Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted the terrain at Matamata Aerodrome (MTA/NZMA) in the North Island. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot on board received fatal injuries.
The Titan T-51D had reached a height of about 250 feet after taking off on a local flight when the engine failed. The aircraft descended steeply and crashed about 40 metres from the end of the runway.
The CAA investigation found that the positioning of the pilot's shoulder harness attachment on the seat frame caused the frame to fail under load, allowing the pilot to strike the instrument panel and control stick with his upper body.
The investigators considered that the accident forces imposed by the ground impact were survivable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/85458905/Light-plane-crashes-at-Matamata-airport 'registration source'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11731113
http://m.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/SMF
http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2014/06/titan-mustang-zk-smf.html
https://www.aviation.govt.nz/assets/publications/fatal-accident-reports/ZK-SMF-Fatal.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2016 00:15 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Oct-2016 01:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2016 01:08 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2016 01:20 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2016 05:10 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 03-Mar-2020 21:26 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2020 06:42 | JMW69 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-May-2020 06:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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