ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273167
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| Date: | Sunday 3 February 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fournier RF-4D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-UEM |
| MSN: | 4128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deneysville Aerodrome, Free State -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Private Aerodrome (Deneysville yatch club) |
| Springs Airfield (FASI) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off at approximately 1300Z from a private aerodrome (Deneysville yatch club) to Springs Aerodrome on a VFR flight. According to the pilot, he took off with no flaps and at an airspeed of 30 mph. Prior to lifting the tail, he lost directional control of the aircraft and ground-looped. The undercarriage collapsed and the propeller was damaged. The mass and balance was within limits, the pilot weighed 70 kilograms and the aircraft had 20 liters of fuel remaining at the time of the accident. According to the records of scheduled inspections the aircraft was correctly maintained. The last Annual Inspection was certified on 10 May 2001 at 925.5 total airframe hours. Both the propeller and the engine accumulated 45 hours since their last overhaul. The aircraft had flown a total of 946 airframe hours at the time of the accident. Although the aircraft was extensively damaged, the pilot was not injured. PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of directional control during take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 2006 | ZS-UEM | 1 | Orient Airfield, Magaliesburg, Gauteng | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2023 06:27 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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