ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273106
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| Date: | Monday 28 February 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B |
| Owner/operator: | Speed Air Charter Services / N 173D |
| Registration: | ZS-NUS |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garonga, Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Lanseria Airport (FALA) |
| Garonga, Mpumalanga | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by two passengers, carried out a successful landing at Garonga in Mpumalanga. After dropping off the two passengers, the pilot inspected the runway area, which appeared to be satisfactory for take-off and landing. He then started the engines and proceeded to swing the aircraft around for take-off. However, halfway through the turn, the nose wheel entered some soft, muddy ground was obscured by long grass. As a result, the nose wheel broke off and the propellers made contact with the ground. The pilot stated that he intends to avoid landing and take-off from gravel/grass strips in the future unless there is a concrete turn-around base at each threshold. PROBABLE CAUSE: The aircraft nose wheel entered soft muddy ground obscured by long grass and broke off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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