ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274806
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| Date: | Friday 2 July 2021 |
| Time: | 09:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2004 Bravo |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-EPT |
| MSN: | 78 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Syringa Sands Airstrip, Limpopo Province -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Syringa Sands Airstrip, Limpopo Province |
| Eagles Creek Aerodrome, Gauteng Province | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot and a passenger on-board a Tecnam P-2004 Bravo aircraft with registration ZU-EPT departed a grass runway at Syringa Sands Airstrip, Limpopo province, on a private flight with the intention to land at Eagles Creek Aerodrome, Gauteng province.
Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) prevailed on the day. No flight plan was filed.
According to the pilot, the pre-take-off checks were carried out in accordance with the flight manual checklist before take-off. Runway 07, with a length of 650 metres, was elected for take-off. The aircraft accelerated normally, and flaps were set for take-off at 15 degrees. At approximately 60 knots, the pilot rotated. The total weight of the aircraft was calculated to be 579 kilograms for the flight.
The pilot stated that after becoming airborne, he felt the aircraft’s left-wing drop. As he was not sure what caused the occurrence, he decided to reject take-off and to land the aircraft back on the remaining runway.
During landing, the pilot instructed the passenger to assume brace position; the aircraft overran the runway surface and came to a stop in a wetland in an upright position, about 120m from the end of RWY 07. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its left wing as well as upper and bottom fuselage (due to the rugged thick grass terrain the aircraft skidded over on its path), and all three landing gears broke off.
Probable cause:
The pilot lost control of the aircraft after rotation and the left-wing dipped after lift-off due to inadequate compensation for the left turning tendency (torque/P-factor) during the initial climb.
Contributing factor:
Improper handling of the aircraft after rotation due to the pilot relying solely on the airspeed indicator before lift-off. As a result, the left-wing dipped and the pilot misinterpreted this as engine power loss, which led to the pilot rejecting take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAA S.A.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2022 16:40 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
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