ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273333
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2003 |
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| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-FYM |
| MSN: | 28R-35161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On taxiway to Runway 18 at Brakpan Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Brakpan Aerodrome |
| Brakpan Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was taxiing on the taxiway to the holding point of Runway 18. He then became distracted which caused the aircraft to slip into a narrow ditch alongside the taxiway. The pilot was not injured but the aircraft sustained propeller, elevator, tail and undercarriage damage. The last Mandatory Periodic Inspection was certified on 2 April 2003 at 3307 flying hours and the aircraft was operated for 37 flying hours since the last MPI. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot failed to maintain a proper look out and allowed the aircraft to enter a ditch alongside the taxiway which caused substantial damage to the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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