ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272767
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-AFP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Threshold of Runway 29 at Alverstone farm -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
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| Departure airport: | Pietermaritzburg Aerodrome |
| Alverstone Farm private airstrip in KwaZulu-Natal Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 01 June 2008 at 0900Z, the pilot took off from Pietermaritzburg Aerodrome on a private visual flight rules flight to Alverstone private airstrip. The weather conditions were reported to be fine for the flight, which was estimated to take 10 minutes from departure from the aerodrome to the intended aerodrome. During approach for a landing, the aircraft collided with the power lines, then Telkom lines which were spanned across the threshold of Runway 29. The aircraft impacted with the ground, with the left-hand leading edge first before skidding for approximately three metres from the first impact mark. The aircraft flipped over on its back facing in the direction of 160° and was destroyed by post-impact forces.
Probable Cause The aircraft collided with the power lines and Telkom lines and crashed due to too low flying and too shallow approach by the pilot. Contributing factor: The pilot failed to see the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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