ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273497
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 5 April 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Solo Wings Windlass |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-WEG |
| MSN: | WL 119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gravel Airstrip east of Messina -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Gravel strip 1nm east of Messina |
| Gravel strip east of Messina. | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the student pilot returned from her solo x-country flight she took her husband for one circuit. On the second landing after aborting the first landing she lost directional control of the microlight and collided with trees next to the runway. The wind during the accident was gusty and apparently 90s? across the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot lost directional control of the microlight due to a gusty crosswind and lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
S.A. CAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 January 2002 | ZS-WEG | 0 | Private farm near Petrus Steyn | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation