ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273139
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Cruthley Special |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-UHH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oslo Beach Port Shepstone -
 South Africa
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| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Margate |
| Margate | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he took off normally from Margate aerodrome for a test flight in the general flying area (GFA). The aircraft was approximately half full of fuel. After flying for approximately 15 minutes, the pilot suddenly experienced an engine failure and executed a forced landing on an open beach south of Port Shepstone. Minimum damage was caused to the aircraft and the nose wheel was only slightly bent. The engine was dismantled and it was established that there was a definite ring seizure caused by overheating of the 1600CC VW engine. There was a sufficient amount of oil in the engine The weather was fine, the wind calm and the temperature + 30s?C No on-site investigation was conducted. PROBABLE CAUSE: It was established that there was a ring seizure caused by overheating of the engine .
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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