ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272567
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| Date: | Thursday 22 January 2009 |
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| Type: |  Extra 300 L |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-CPC |
| MSN: | 023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gravel road next to Kitty Hawk -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Kitty Hawk Aerodrome (Boschkop)Gauteng Province |
| Kitty Hawk Aerodrome (Boschkop)Gauteng Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by a passenger was engaged on a private flight from Kitty Hawk aerodrome to the general flying area (GFA). The pilot stated that after a flight of approximately 10 minutes, he decided to return to Kitty Hawk. During the downwind leg, he reduced the power, but as he attempted to increase power on the base leg, the engine failed to respond and to produce power. The electrical fuel pump was selected on for landing and the propeller at full fine. The fuel selector was still selected to the centre tank that is in fact the main tank on the aircraft type. Although he adjusted the mixture setting, this had little effect to increase the engine power as required. Due to the remaining distanceto the runway at Kitty Hawk was too far, the pilot was unable to reach the runway and decided to carry out a forced landing on a gravel road after he cleared obstacles such as power lines and telephone wires. The aircraft landed heavily on the gravel road between a brick wall and telephone wires.The left landing gear separated from the aircraft causing the aircraft to veer to the left and both the left and right-hand wing impacted vegetation between the road and brick wall. The aircraft came to rest after it swung through approximately 90s?. The pilot and passenger did not sustain any injury during the impact sequence. Probable Cause Unsuccessful forced landing after the engine failed to produce sufficient power during the flight. Contributory Factors Spring steel roller pin failure on the idle control lever prevented input to the fuel Injector.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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