ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272944
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-KCP |
| MSN: | TC-2156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Runway 11, Vryheid Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
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| Departure airport: | Vryheid Aerodrome (FAVY)KwaZulu Natal |
| Vryheid Aerodrome (FAVY) KwaZulu Natal | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by four passengers took-off for a pleasure flight in the local airspace around Vryheid Aerodrome. On his return and during the approach for landing, the pilot completed the landing procedures. While extending the landing gears he noticed that there was a problem with the left main landing gear extension because there was no confirmation by the three green lights for 'gear down and locked.'? The extension failure of the left main landing gear was then confirmed to him by the other pilot who was watching the aircraft on its approach; that pilot was on the ground standing on the apron. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear manually but failed and then opted to complete a wheels-up landing. He first burnt off the remaining fuel before proceeding with the wheels-up landing on the grass on the side of Runway 11. During contact both propellers broke off. The pilot and four passengers were not injured during the accident sequence. The post-accident investigation revealed that the main extension rod for the left landing gear had failed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Wheels-up landing following failure of the left landing gear to extend.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2022 07:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jun-2023 16:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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