ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273078
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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 1999 |
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| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
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| Registration: | ZS-MMU |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On Runway 17 at Rand Airport -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Kroonstad Airport |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the approach in a busy circuit pattern at Rand Airport after a flight from Kroonstad, the pilot had a Cessna 172 in front of him in the circuit and a few aircraft behind. He extended the undercarriage during the downwind leg, but during the base leg of the circuit he retracted the undercarriage accidentally while he was concentrated on the other traffic. During the final approach the pilot was worried that he will catch-up with the Cessna 172 in front of him and did not check whether his undercarriage was down and locked. He realized the undercarriage was up when the aircraft propeller touched the runway surface. The undercarriage retraction/extension system of the aircraft was tested for operation when it was recovered and no defect was evident. PROBABLE CAUSE: During a busy circuit the pilot retracted the undercarriage on the base leg and did not check that it was in the down and locked condition during the final approach. He landed the aircraft on its belly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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