Incident The Airplane Factory Sling 2 ZU-FZF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168280
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 August 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SLG2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
The Airplane Factory Sling 2
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: ZU-FZF
MSN: 132
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) -   South Africa
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The student pilot performed an emergency landing in a helicopter area at the airport. The pilot was not injured, but the plane was damaged.
The pilot reported that he was experiencing a problem in the cockpit. He indicated that the cockpit was having the smell of electrical wires burning.

Sources:

www.midrandreporter.co.za/112845/student-crashes-aircrafr-midrand/
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/August%202014.pdf
http://www.airplanefactory.com

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 September 2015 ZU-FZF ATS (Aviation Toward Success) 0 R511 near Diepsloot, north Johannesburg, Gauteng sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2014 13:11 gerard57 Added
08-Aug-2014 00:42 Geno Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source]
26-Mar-2021 12:16 harro Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]
28-Sep-2022 11:36 harro Updated [Destination airport]

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