ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279154
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| Date: | Monday 24 January 2022 |
| Time: | 10:43 UTC |
| Type: |  Jabiru J400 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-DFP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near FAKR -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Krugersdorp (FAKR) |
| Krugersdorp (FAKR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot and a passenger on-board a Jabiru J400 with registration ZU-DFP were conducting circuit flights and touch-and-go landings at Krugersdorp Airport (FAKR) in Gauteng province. The pilot was testing the aircraft’s performance for the passenger who had just purchased it.
The pilot had flown three approaches on Runway 08 prior to the accident. The pilot stated that during the fourth approach at approximately 50 knots, the aircraft was stable and it touched down with the tailwind. He stated that he applied brakes after touchdown, but the aircraft did not slow down. The pilot then noticed that the engine revolutions per minute (rpm) were higher than usual during the landing roll despite the positive back pressure on the throttle. He reported that he tried to pull the throttle back several times, but it did not retard fully. He then applied right rudder to avoid going beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft flipped over (inverted position) on a small open field on the right-side of the runway where it came to rest.
The occupants of the aircraft were not injured during the accident sequence; the aircraft sustained substantial damage
Probable cause:
The aircraft was unstable on approach, resulting in the aircraft touching down with the tailwind just before the middle of the runway; the pilot could not bring the aircraft to a safe stop in the remaining runway and, therefore, applied right rudder without success in an attempt to avoid overshooting the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on a small open field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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