ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272627
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 2010 |
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| Type: | Delta speed MK II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-BXV |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S32º 10 13.55 ? E28º 57 33.37 -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Toska private aerodrome (North West province). |
| Wild coast (Eastern Cape province). | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by a passenger departed Toska private aerodrome on a private flight under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). According to the pilot, before departure he conducted a comprehensive pre-flight inspection on the aircraft and the aircraft was later filled with 25 litres of aviation gasoline, Avgas low lead (LL) 100. About 10 minutes after take-off, while at 200 feet above ground level (AGL), the pilot flew the aircraft into a gorge and couldn't find his way out. The pilot found himself in a difficult situation and decided to apply maximum power in order to clear the mountains at the far end, but did so too late because the aircraft couldn't gain sufficient height in time. The mountains were too high and the pilot decided to turn away from danger and stalled the aircraft on purpose into the trees in order to reduce impact forces and injuries. The aircraft hit the trees in a nose high attitude and began to break apart upon initial impact. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its nose wheel; the profile tube, instrument panel, engine mountings, the propeller, and the material of the leading edges of both wings were torn apart. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the passenger got out of the aircraft unharmed. The investigation revealed no deficiencies on the aircraft or any of its systems. Probable Cause Deliberate landing of the aircraft on unsuitable terrain to avoid collision with a mountain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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