ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275337
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 November 2021 |
| Time: | 11:12 UTC |
| Type: |  Mooney M20G |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-FRO |
| MSN: | 680158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Douglas Backhouse Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nelspruit Airport (NLP/FANS) |
| Douglas Backhouse Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Mooney M20G aircraft with registration ZS-FRO took off from Nelspruit Airport (FANS), on a private flight to Douglas Backhouse Aerodrome. Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) by day prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.
According to the pilot, as he was on final approach for Runway 34 at Douglas Backhouse Aerodrome, the approach, speed, and height of the aircraft were satisfactory to continue with landing.
The pilot reported that after he had rounded-out above the threshold of RWY 34, he felt that the aircraft was too high above the runway and took longer than usual to touch down. The aircraft then contacted the runway surface hard with the main gears first and bounced.
The pilot then opened the throttle with the intention to add more engine power to reject landing (goaround); however, the aircraft bounced back onto the runway. Subsequently, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it veered off to the left of the runway and collided with the aerodrome’s parameter fence pole with its left wing. The aircraft stopped parallel to the fence after pivoting 90° to the right.
The aircraft had substantial damage to the left wing, the nose gear and the propeller. The pilot was not injured during the accident; he disembarked the aircraft unassisted.
Probable cause:
The aircraft was flared too high, causing it (aircraft) to land hard and balloon. This led to the pilot losing control of the aircraft, which resulted in the aircraft veering off to the left of the runway before colliding with the parameter fence pole.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAA SA
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2022 09:51 | harro | Updated |
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