ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272683
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 2004 |
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| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee SIX |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-FVL |
| MSN: | 32-40621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wonderboom Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) |
| Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was practising solo circuits and landings. He stated that after having completed a successful landing he applied full power for take off and applied right rudder to compensate for the normal yaw to the left. He further states that he might have over compensated with the right rudder due to the fact that the aircraft veered off to the right and off Runway 29 onto the grass, causing damage to the nose wheel strut. The pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft sustained damage to nose wheel strut. Although the pilot's licence was valid, the pilot was not appropriately rated on the type at the time of the accident. It was noted on the pilots file that the licensing department referred the issuance of the pilot's private pilot licence to the enforcement committee, because the pilot have flown solo hours on a type which he was not rated on. No action was taken against the pilot or the flying school as the flying school claimed responsibility and apologised for not handing in the correct documentation at the Civil Aviation Authority for the issuance of the license. The aircraft had a valid Certificate of Airworthiness which was issued on 21 October 1997. An MPI (Mandatory Periodic Inspection) was carried out on 14 July 2004 at a total of 2180.7 airframe hours and the aircraft had flown 33.3 hours since the last MPI was certified. According to available records the Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) that certified the last MPI on the aircraft prior to the accident was in possession of a valid AMO approval, No.058 with an expiry date of 18 January 2005. The CAA conducted an audit on the AMO on 8 January 2004. The aircraft was type accepted in November 1966 as amended and all AD's and SB's was complied with. The flying school held a valid Aviation Training Organisation Accreditation and Approval Certificate, CAA/0129, which was issued on 21 July 2004 with an expiry date of 27June 2005. Probable Cause The student pilot overcompensated on the rudder upon take off and lost directional control and the aircraft veered of to the right hand side off the runway.
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| 18 October 2008 | ZS-FVL | Salto Trading (One) CC | 2 | The farm Donkerhoek, Lephalale (Ellisras) district, Limpopo | |
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