ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273269
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| Date: | Friday 12 November 1999 |
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| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-DID |
| MSN: | 22-1447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10nm northeast of Grahamstown -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Grahamstown |
| Grahamstown | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot departed from Grahamstown on a solo cross-country flight. After being airborne for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes he experienced a vibration on the control column. He was able to observe the control surface from the cockpit. He noted that the starboard stabilizer / elevator control surface was fluttering. He continued with the flight with the vibration level increasing, after approximately 10 minutes he decided to execute a forced landing. The pilot landed in an area densely vegetated with substantial damage being caused to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured during the forced landing. PROBABLE CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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