ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272907
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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 1999 |
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| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-LDI |
| MSN: | T34-051DC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Epsom Airstrip near Bulwer -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Pietermaritzburg Aerodrome |
| Epsom Airstrip near Bulwer | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in a fire bombing exercise in the Bulwer area. On touchdown for landing at the Epsom plantation grass runway, the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind from the port side (left-hand). The aircraft veered off the runway to the right down a steep embankment, the starboard main landing gear wheel fell into a hole, which caused the nose section to dig in. The engine was idling at the time. The starboard wing struck the ground when the starboard main landing gear wheel dug in. The pilot was uninjured in the accident. PROBABLE CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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