ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272429
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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Micro Aviation B22J Bantam |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-CYM |
| MSN: | 03-0214 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | End of Runway 22 at Lydenburg Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Lydenburg Aerodrome (FALL), Mpumalanga Province |
| Lydenburg Aerodrome (FALL), Mpumalanga Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, took off from runway 22 at Lydenburg Aerodrome on a private flight. According to the pilot, he was approximately 100 ft above ground level when the aircraft stalled and began rolling to the left. He applied right rudder and maximum right aileron, but the aircraft failed to respond. He executed a forced landing and collided with the perimeter fence of the aerodrome. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but neither the pilot nor passenger were as injured. Probable Cause A sudden change in wind direction resulted in a failure to maintain flying speed after takeoff. This caused the aircraft to stall, and an unsuccessful forced landing followed. The lost control of the aircraft and crashed the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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