ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272664
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 2010 |
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| Type: |  Piper PA-28-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Aviation CC |
| Registration: | ZS-MII |
| MSN: | 28-2041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Runway 36 at Brakpan aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Brakpan Aerodrome (FABB) - (Gauteng Province) |
| Brakpan Aerodrome (FABB) - (Gauteng Province) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A student pilot departed from Brakpan aerodrome (FABB) on a cross-country training flight. After a flight of approximately 1, 6 hours the pilot attempt to land back at FABB on Runway 36 and was caught up in gusting wind of 310s?/8-11 knots. The pilot tried to counteract, but overcorrected, and the aircraft veered to the left-hand side of the runway. The student pilot attempted to correct the situation by pushing the nose down, causing the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left-hand side of runway 36 onto the field. The student pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft sustained damage to the wing, nose landing gear and propeller. Probable cause Loss of directional control due to a wind gust. Contributory factor: The student pilot under corrected while counteracting for the gusting wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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