ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273096
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| Date: | Friday 14 March 2003 |
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| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-SVN |
| MSN: | 340-0311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Alfred Aerodrom (FAPA) -
 South Africa
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| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | East London (FAEL) |
| Port Alfred Airport (AFD/FAPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a passenger, was engaged in a private flight from East London to Port Alfred. Abeam the Fish River the pilot made radio contact with Port Alfred tower and was advised to expect to land on Runway 25. The pilot then requested runway 28 since it was longer. Runway 28 was confirmed, and it was advised that the runway on the left was closed (under construction) and the active runway was to the right of the closed runway. The pilot requested confirmation on what runway was in use during final approach, and it was advised to the right of the closed Runway 28. They realized that there was a misunderstanding when they were virtually on the ground. The pilot initiated a go-around, but the right main wheel and propeller hit a mound of sand running down the middle of the runway. The right engine stopped and the aircraft veered to the right, the pilot had no alternative but to execute a forced landing between the two runways. Once they hade come to rest they noticed a small fire from underneath the left engine nacelle. They attempted to extinguish it with the onboard aircraft fire extinguisher but were unsuccessful. Additional personnel arrived on the scene with handheld fire extinguishers and shortly thereafter a fire engine also arrived, which managed to suppress the fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot misunderstood the advisory information obtained from the tower and landed on a partially cleared area approximately 100m to the left of the licensed runway 28, and collided with a mound of sand in the centre of it.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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