ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225244
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: | Babst Raven |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-FBP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rhino Park Airfield, Bronkhorstspruit -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rhino Park Airfield, Bronkhorstspruit |
| Grasslands Airfield, Gauteng Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An aircraft used for conducting a type conversion training flight at Rhino Park Airfield was involved in an accident. On-board the aircraft were a student pilot who was the pilot flying (PF) and was seated on the left seat, and the instructor, seated on the right seat. The aircraft had a nylon rope fitted from the control stick to the elevator to keep the control stick back to
allow the pilot to access the brake lever located on the floor between the two seats and to keep the elevator in a full-up position when parked outside of the hangar to prevent the elevator from flapping up and down. This rope needed to e disconnected before take-off, thus, allowing for the control of the elevator.
The aircraft took off with this rope still connected to the control stick and continued to climb in a nose high attitude to the point where it reached a high angle of attack. This led to a reduction in the rate of climb as a result, the aircraft entered a stall before crashing onto the runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire. The PF sustained minor burn injuries to his right hand and the instructor sustained serious back injuries.
Post-accident examination of the aircraft did not reveal anything abnormal with the aircraft. During an interview with the PF, he admitted to have forgotten to disconnect the rope from the control stick prior to the flight.
The investigation revealed that the aircraft pitched the nose up after take-off and crashed due to the rope that was connected to the control stick as it was limiting the pilot’s control of the aircraft. The pilot could not recover the aircraft as he could not push the control stick forward to reduce the angle of attack below the stalling angle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-05-19-two-pilots-injured-as-plane-crashes-after-take-off/
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/civil-aviation-authority-probing-pretoria-plane-crash-23561445
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=219151
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=405576&mode=view (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2019 12:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-May-2019 13:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 19:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Sep-2019 06:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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