ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153996
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-UHI |
| MSN: | DH 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Brackenhurst -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wonderboom (FAWB) |
| Panorama Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Taylor monoplane aircraft (ZS-UHI) with a certified pilot on board, departed from Wonderboom aerodrome (FAWB) on a private flight after an annual inspection had been certified.
En route to Panorama aerodrome the pilot noticed an airspeed indication error. The pilot joined the active circuit at Panorama airfield, and while turning from base leg onto final approach, the aircraft entered a spin. The pilot was unable to recover from the spin due to insufficient height. The aircraft collided with a barbed wire fence that encloses the cemetery, then hit the ground before coming to a halt inside the cemetery. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot was seriously injured.
Probable Cause
Failure to maintain aircraft flying speed/stall
Contributing factor/s:
Improper maintenance
(i) Incorrect airspeed indicator reading misled the pilot.
(ii) Incorrect installation of the static line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://tametimes.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7639:plane-crashes-in-cemetery-&catid=77:newsgeneral&Itemid=53
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/March%202013.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 12:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
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