ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203752
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 2018 |
| Time: | 23:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 Falcon 402 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-MDI |
| MSN: | 402/06 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bazaruto Island -
 Mozambique
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bazaruto Island |
| Kruger Park, South Africa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 402 Falcon 402 was involved in an accident in Mozambique.
Upon takeoff, the plane failed to gain altitude and crashed. All seven occupants were injured.
The Cessna 402 Falcon 402 is a single turbine engine (Walter/Diemech M601D) conversion of a Cessna 402 twin.
THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
The most likely cause of this accident was Human Failure,
The fact that the pilot has exceeded the aircraft's capacity from 8 (1+7) to 10 (1+9), associated with prevailing meteorological conditions, may have influenced the attitude of the aircraft during take-off;
The fact that the pilot did not properly follow the pre-flight procedures, given the hurry he showed at departure and being distracted at the time of the pre-flight inspection may have contributed to forgetting to remove the lock) of the Vertical Stabilizer.
This last factor was decisive for the accident.
The fact that the pilot probably did not remove the Lock of the Vertical Stabilizer caused it to remain fixed in its position and could not give the directional control to the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/568025666555680/permalink/1745204882171080/
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=197649&title=cessna-falcon-402-zu-mdi-rand-airport-fagm&cat=576
http://apanews.net/index.php/en/news/mozambique-seven-injured-in-plane-crash-near-tourist-resort/
http://www.pilotspost.co.za/arn0000863
http://www.iacm.gov.mz/app/uploads/2019/07/FINAL-ACCIDENT-REPORT-OF-AIRCRAFT-ZU-MDI-COPY-N%C2%BA-1.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 November 2012 | ZU-MDI | 0 | Right hand side of runway 29 at Wonderboom |  |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 17:34 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 17:34 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2018 17:38 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2018 14:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2018 17:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jan-2018 17:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time] |
| 26-Jun-2020 16:47 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2020 16:48 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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