ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279797
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 June 2022 |
| Time: | 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Aviators |
| Registration: | ZS-LSC |
| MSN: | 28-3527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Philippi area, near Cape Town, Western Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Swellendam (FASX) |
| Cape Town International Airport (CPT/FACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At approximately 1400Z, a flight instructor and a student pilot on-board a Piper 28-180 Cherokee aircraft with registration ZS-LSC were engaged in a navigation training flight from Swellendam Aerodrome (FASX) to Cape Town International Aerodrome (FACT). The pair intended to conduct a touch-and-go landing at FACT and then return to the take-off aerodrome. According to available information, when the aircraft was in communication with FACT tower, they were instructed to join long final for Runway 01. About 6 to 7 nautical miles (nm) before establishing final approach, the oil pressure level dropped and the radio failed, the engine temperature increased, and a loud banging was heard coming from the engine compartment before it stopped. Because the radio had failed, the instructor and the student pilot could not advise FACT tower about their situation. The instructor then took over control and squawked 7700 before identifying an open field in a densely populated area on which to conduct a precautionary landing. During landing, the undercarriage broke off, and the wings and the propeller were damaged.
The onlookers invaded the accident scene and stole ‘easily’ removable aircraft parts.
The crew sustained minor injuries during the accident sequence
Sources:
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-light-aircraft-crash-lands-in-cape-town-residents-attempt-to-rob-pilot-and-student-20220628
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=250807 (needs login)
FlyAfrica
http://www.caa.co.za/Latest%20Accident%20Reports/Preliminary%20Report%20-%20ZS-LSC.pdf
https://4aviators.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ZS-LSC.jpg (photo)
Media:
1/3Two pilots are like to be alive after light plane that they were flying in crash-landed in Luzuko, in Lower Crossroads on Tuesday 28 June evening. The City of Cape Town MMC for Safety and Security says Metro cops and Law Enforcement responded to the scene after they received a pic.twitter.com/D8bHgfPe01
— Mish (@Misheck_M) June 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 17:08 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jun-2022 18:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2022 07:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2022 20:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2022 06:05 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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