ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273056
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 182RG |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-LDD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On the farm Welgevonden in the Steelpoort district -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Witbank Aerodrome |
| Secunda | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by three passengers departed Witbank Aerodrome for a private flight to Secunda. After take-off at approximately 700 feet above ground level the engine rpm suddenly decayed from 2 400 rpm to approximately 1 500 rpm. The aircraft was unable to maintain height and the pilot elected to execute a 180s? turn and landed back on Runway 22 with the landing gear retracted. The occupants disembarked uninjured. PROBABLE CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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