ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269264
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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-PMT |
| MSN: | 18262650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Germiston, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna 182P Skylane crashed in a field near Germiston, Gauteng, when attempting to return to Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM), due to an engine issue.
The pilot stated that on approaching Romeo Delta (RD), reporting beacon, at an altitude of 6500 feet the manifold pressure started dropping and the airspeed was decreasing. The pilot then started the fault finding procedure and turned on the carb heat, fuel selector on both tanks, mixture to rich but there was no change. He also indicated that the throttle appeared to be inoperative if there was no tension in the cable. The manifold pressure remained low, and RPM remain unchanged regardless of the throttle position. The pilot contacted Rand ATC and advised them of the situation, and they cleared the aircraft for runway 11 but the pilot realised that they were not going to reach runway 11 and decided to execute a forced landing.
The open field he chose was sloping down, rocky, and full of trees on the edge of the river. The aircraft only contacted a rock before flying into a fallen tree and impacting one big branch with the right-hand wing and crashing near the riverbank. Post impact fire ensued while the pilot and passenger were still inside. They managed to escape before the fire intensified but suffered impact and burn injuries.
The airplane was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/pilot-and-passenger-injured-after-light-aircraft-crashes-into-germiston-field-9fcafd8f-1653-410f-a418-5fdd96c7b826
https://comarochronicle.co.za/251701/two-transported-to-hospital-after-light-aircraft-crashed-near-rand-airport/
CAA S.A.
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=244812
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/80371_1534759404.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2021 12:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Oct-2021 12:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2021 12:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Oct-2021 13:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 20:18 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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