ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272676
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 2011 |
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| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-DHF |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 50km north of Hluhluwe KwaZulu-Natal -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Kitty Hawk Estate Airfield |
| Kitty Hawk Estate Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A crew of two pilots (an instructor and a trainee) flew the aircraft on a training flight under visual flight rules (VFR) by day in the vicinity of Kitty Hawk Estate Airfield. They were doing touch-and-go landings from Runway 19. After five successful landings, the pilots had to stop the training flight due to the landing gear sustaining damage. The cause of the damage was determined to be as the result of the bracket and bolts assembly which secures the right side gear leg to the airframe that failed. The aircraft sustained major damage. The pilots did not sustain any injuries. Probable Cause The main landing gear on the left side failed after being exposed to a firm (hard) landing. Contributory Factor Poor landing technique by the pilot flying the aircraft. The main landing gear bolts on the right side failed after being strained and overstressed during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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