ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272821
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 2006 |
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| Type: | Solo Wings Aquilla |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-RBY |
| MSN: | WA-724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Private Aerodrome in the Mnandi area -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Private Aerodrome in the Mnandi area |
| Private Aerodrome in the Mnandi area | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he took off from a private aerodrome in the Mnandi area in order to practise simulated forced landings. However during the approach for landing he allowed the aircraft in avertedly to drift to the left and off the runway. The aircraft's nose wheel struck a rock, which was obscured by tall grass on the left edge of the runway and the aircraft nosed over. The aircraft sustained damage to the nose wheel, wings, propeller and instrument pod. The pilot sustained only minor injuries. The aircraft had a valid Authority to Fly, which was issued on 13 April 2006 with an expiry date of 7 April 2007. The last annual inspection was certified on 7 April 2006 at a total of 193 airframe hours and the aircraft had flown 16.3 hours since the last annual inspection was certified. According to available records the Approved Person (AP) that certified the last annual inspection on the aircraft prior to the accident was in possession of a valid MISASA, Approved Person Approval, No.161. Probable Cause The pilot in avertedly allowed the aircraft to drift to the left off the runway during landing and impacted a rock, which was obscured by tall grass on the left hand side of the runway causing the aircraft to nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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