ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65503
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 2009 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | African Live Works |
| Registration: | ZS-RJW |
| MSN: | 1928 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hogsback, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Stutterheim – Eastern Cape |
| Hogsback | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were doing area orientation and were in the hover to land when the tail rotor failed. The helicopter started to spin and then rolled over suffering substantial damage.
Probable Cause/s
The helicopter experienced loss of tail rotor control while landing due to failure of the tail rotor control cable.
Contributory Factors
1 There was combination of dust and oil found on the tail rotor cable and pulley, which resulted in friction between the two parts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Flyafrica: Alo prang at Hogsback
2. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8661.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 2008 | ZS-RJW | 1km to the West of the Overberg Fire & Rescue Station | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 05:39 | Topaz | Added |
| 07-Dec-2012 03:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Aug-2020 16:16 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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