ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272883
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2003 |
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| Type: | Rainbow Aerotrike Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-COS |
| MSN: | 028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RWY 06 AT LADYSMITH AERODROME -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | LADYSMITH AERODROME (FALY) |
| LADYSMITH AERODROME (FALY) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing on RWY 06 at Ladysmith, the aircraft veered to the left off the RWY. To avoid rocks and long grass along-side the RWY, the pilot applied power to initiate a climb but struck a rock at a ditch across the path of the aircraft. This severed the right-hand main undercarriage and during the final collision with the ground, the aircraft overturned. According to the pilot he had a 8 knot cross wind from the right. Although the aircraft was substantially damaged, only the pilot sustained light injuries. The passenger was unhurt. The last annual inspection was certified on 29 July 2003 at 199.9 flying hours and the aircraft had only accumulated 12.1 hours since the last annual inspection The aircraft had a valid Authority to Fly issued on 8 October 2003. PROBABLE CAUSE: During landing with cross wind conditions the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and veered off the RWY, to the left.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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