ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272881
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1998 |
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| Type: | Rainbow Aerotrike Spirit II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-AXM |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Worcester aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Worcester aerodrome |
| Worcester aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from Worcester airport on runway 15. The intended purpose of this flight was training take-off and landings. During the down wind the aircraft was seen pitching up very sharply coupled with a rapid increase in RPM. The eyewitnesses saw the complete wing separating from the airframe prior to impact. PROBABLE CAUSE: a. The events, as relayed by the eyewitnesses, indicated that the aircraft entered a whipstall and subsequently the wing was separated from the main frame. The whipstall can either occur when induced by the pilot or in extreme turbulent conditions (Appendix A).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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