ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240518
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Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2020 |
Time: | 18:45 |
Type: | Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | Mach 1 Aviation Academy |
Registration: | ZS-OET |
MSN: | 17253141 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Springs Airfield (FASI) -
South Africa
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Springs Airfield (FASI) |
Destination airport: | Springs Airfield (FASI) |
Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Cessna 172F aircraft with registration ZS-OET took off from Springs Aerodrome (FASI) on a night training flight at the same aerodrome. The flight instructor and the private pilot, who was the pilot flying (PF), were on-board the aircraft. The flight was conducted in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) at night.
The aircraft flew low on a left downwind for runway 03 with the intention to perform a glide approach
as the PF was under instruction for her night rating; the aircraft was then seen turning left towards the runway at base leg and, as the aircraft continued with the turn, the left wing impacted a tree, which was approximately 70 feet in height. Following impact with the tree, the PF lost control of the aircraft and rotated 360° to the left before impacting terrain in an upright position.
The aircraft was destroyed during the accident sequence; the flight instructor was seriously injured, and the
PF was fatally injured.
It was established that the night training flight was not conducted according to the stipulated circuit height of
1000 feet as prescribed in the Aviation Training Organisation (ATO) training manual. It was also established that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft or engine systems, and all damage was attributed to the accident sequence.
Probable Cause
The left wing of the aircraft impacted a tree while turning left base for Runway 03 and the pilot (PF) lost control of the aircraft.
Contributing Factors:
(1) The crew deviated from the ATO training procedures by not flying at the circuit height stipulated in their
training manual.
(2) Inadequate in-flight supervision by the instructor during the night circuit training flight.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=233051&start=15 https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/news/south-africa/2020-08-27-woman-killed-in-gauteng-plane-crash/https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/news/south-africa/2020-08-27-woman-killed-in-gauteng-plane-crash/ https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/springs-plane-crash-death-toll-latest-news/ https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/43300_1539338614.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 October 2015 |
ZS-OET |
Runway Zero Six (pty) ltd |
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Rand Airport Germiston |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Aug-2020 06:34 |
gerard57 |
Added |
27-Aug-2020 06:53 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
27-Aug-2020 11:03 |
Notarhelicopters |
Updated [Source] |
27-Aug-2020 11:29 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
27-Aug-2020 14:25 |
Geno |
Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
17-Oct-2021 10:25 |
harro |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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