ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272607
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2005 |
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| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-PAT |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Runway 01 at Kitty Hawk Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Kitty Hawk Aerodrome, Gauteng |
| Kitty Hawk Aerodrome, Gauteng | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and the aircraft owner were carrying out a taxi test on runway 01 at Kitty Hawk Aerodrome. The pilot stated that during the taxi test, the nose wheel started to shimmy, and then broke off. The nose wheel landing gear strut contacted the runway surface and the aircraft nosed over onto its roof. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, tail fin and fuselage. There were also minor dents on the wings and strut. Neither the pilot nor passenger was injured. The aircraft was issued with a valid Authority to Fly Certificate in terms of Part 24.02.03 of the Civil Aviation Regulations of 1997, as amended on 09 May 2005. The last annual inspection was certified on 21 April 2005 at a total of 108.2 airframe hours and the aircraft was operated for a further 10.19 hours since the last annual inspection was certified. Probable Cause The nose wheel shimmied and broke off; the strut subsequently contacted the runway surface, and the aircraft nosed over onto its roof.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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