ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272494
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2003 |
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| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
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| Registration: | ZS-OHH |
| MSN: | 172-70416 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On runway 17 at Grand Central Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Grand Central Aerodrome (FAGC) |
| Grand Central Aerodrome (FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was on his forth-solo flight when the accident occurred. The student pilot took off uneventfully from Runway 17 and his approach for the same runway was normal. On touchdown, the aircraft ballooned and the student pushed the nose forward causing the aircraft to bounce and he lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left and the left- hand main wheel entered a water furrow and broke off. The aircraft swung to the left and impacted the aerodrome perimeter fence of the airport. The student pilot sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained damage to the left-hand main gear, left-hand elevator, horizontal stabiliser, left wing tip and the propeller. The last Mandatory Periodic Inspection (MPI) was certified on 24 April 2003 at a total of 2098.0 airframe hours and the aircraft had accumulated a further 39.0 hours since the last MPI. The aircraft was registered on 03 April 2003 and the Certificate of Airworthiness was valid at the time of the accident with an issue date of 05 September 1999.The AMO was audited by the CAA on the 30 June 2002 and there were no major findings. According to the available SACAA records, all the AD's and SB's were complied with. Probable Cause The student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft on touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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